Even if you don't know much about volcanoes, chances are you've heard of Krakatau (often westernized as Krakatoa). New satellite footage shows that the volcano of Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatau) has ...

On August 27, 1883, the eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia produced the loudest sound ever recorded in human history. At 10:02 am, a cataclysmic explosion was heard over 4,800 kilometres away, from ...

In the quiet Vasse district of WA, the evening of 27 August 1883 must have felt like something out of a mystery novel. Sergeant McDonald of the Vasse Police Station received a report from Constable ...

Green-coloured sunsets blazed around the globe after the 1883 eruption of Krakatau volcano in Indonesia. Now scientists have linked those eerie colours to the size and spread of volcanic particles ...