The eruption of Krakatoa, or Krakatau, in August 1883 was one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions of modern history. It is estimated that more than 36,000 people died. Many died as a result of ...

The Anak (“Child”) Krakatoa volcano erupts, as seen from a ship on the Sunda Straits. At least 426 people died in Indonesia after a chunk of the volcano slid into the ocean, causing a tsunami, ...

The tsunami was caused by the collapse of a 64-hectare (158-acre) section of the Anak Krakatau volcano. “This caused an underwater landslide,” Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the Indonesian ...

In 2018, the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia erupted violently, triggering a devastating tsunami that killed over 400 people. What many didn’t know at the time was that the volcano’s collapse had ...

The eruption of the Krakatau (or Krakatoa) on a small island located in the middle of the Sunda Strait (at the time part of the Netherlands East Indies) in August 1883 was, in many aspects, the ...

The Anak Krakatau volcano, infamous for its extreme eruptions, is launching lava bombs and generating its own lightning this month, which was recently captured on video by a scientist from a ...

The eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau as seen from a beach in Serang, Banten, Indonesia, today. Antara Foto/Muhammad Bagus Khoirunas via Reuters A famed Indonesian volcano whose last great eruption ...

Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said. A visual analysis by the Indonesian volcanology agency found ...

Halfway across the world in Indonesia on the same date, the Krakatoa volcano erupted with such immense force, it shattered the island and sent shockwaves racing around the globe. The eruption ...

Instead a new volcano started growing,” McKinnon says. The baby volcano was aptly dubbed Anak Krakatau, or “child of Krakatoa.” What do we know about the Indonesia event? For this week's ...

JAKARTA, June 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted twice in just over one hour on Friday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) into the air, according to ...