Before August 28th, 1883, few people had ever heard of Krakatoa ... From a scientific viewpoint, however, the eruption of Krakatoa is remembered as an event of great significance.

The meteorological office warned that wind could carry gas pollution from the eruption towards the south and southeast. The nearby Blue Lagoon spa, which has large outdoor pools heated by ...

The "plume" of gas is understood to have begun passing over the country at a high altitude early on Sunday morning and has since cleared. It was released high into the atmosphere by a volcano in ...

Advertisement In 1883, the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurred on Krakatoa, a small, uninhabited island west of Sumatra in Indonesia. In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact ...

A toxic cloud of gas that hit Scotland at the weekend is set to envelop the UK after volcanic eruptions near Grindavik, Iceland, last week. The cloud of sulphur dioxide crept its way across the ...

A toxic gas cloud is sweeping across the UK after volcanic eruptions near Grindavik in Iceland last Thursday. The sulphur dioxide cloud is expected to shroud the country completely, following its ...

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 27, the 240th day of 2024. There are 126 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions.

There are 126 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions. The explosions (which could be heard 3,000 ...

The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small, uninhabited volcanic island located west of Sumatra in Indonesia, on this day in 1883. Heard ...