In a remote corner of the U.S., active volcanoes wait patiently above the ridgelines, leaving residents on edge.

Witness the awe-inspiring power of nature up close by visiting some of the world's most dangerous volcanoes on hikes. Krakatoa's violent 1883 eruption and Anak Krakatau's frequent activity make it ...

When Krakatoa, which wasn't even close to the size ... Well, in addition to ash, those volcanoes also belch toxic gasses, like sulfur dioxide, into the atmosphere. And after a few years, just ...

They're often flung miles from the volcanic crater. In 1883, the explosion of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa made the loudest sound ever recorded - 310 decibels. When Mount St. Helens erupted in ...

August 1883 saw the world tremble with the eruption of Krakatau, a volcano in the Sunda Strait connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. The Krakatau eruption had an explosive force of a ...

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Krakatoa (1883) Death toll: 36,000 The eruption cast so much dust into the atmosphere, it cooled the entire globe by an average of 2.1 ºF. Mount Tambora (1815) Death toll: 90,000 The volcano ...

In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and injured thousands on nearby Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.

In 2018, the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano triggered a devastating tsunami in Indonesia. A new study reveals that warning signs were detectable years before the disaster. A team of researchers ...

The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the convent school ...