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 August 1883, the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia triggered a series of atmospheric phenomena so dramatic that they reshaped the sky over nearly every continent. The explosion—one of ...