An eruption that produced one of the largest impacts on climate over the past 250 years has finally been matched with a volcano.

THE eruption of Krakatau, from May 20 to the end of August ... was perhaps the most important volcanic outburst, from the point of view of the biologist, that has occurred in historic times.

Here, we've ranked the deadliest eruptions in history. Mount Pelée (1902) Death toll: 30,000 It’s considered the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Krakatoa (1883) Death toll ...

Studies on past eruptions, such as Mount Pinatubo ... On August 26, 1883, the volcano on the island of Krakatoa in Indonesia erupted, causing one of the loudest sounds ever recorded and leading ...

The cataclysmic Hunga Tonga blast in January 2022 was the largest volcanic eruption since Krakatoa in 1883. It triggered devastating tsunamis, leaving thousands of people homeless, while sound ...