It was 6am on August 26 in 1883, when the volcano on Krakatoa, a small island in Indonesia, catastrophically erupted. This earth-shattering event became the greatest natural disaster of the 19th ...

NASA has shared an amazing aerial photo of the erupting Krakatoa volcano off the coast of Indonesia. A menacing white cloud can be seen spewing from the violent volcano in snaps taken by one of the ...

On August 27, 1883, Krakatoa (alternately called Krakatau), an uninhabited volcanic island near Indonesia, erupted spectacularly, expelling huge clouds of gas and ash, generating massive tsunamis, and ...

Krakatoa — the volcano that famously and catastrophically erupted in 1883 — is at it again, erupting Friday night spewing ash and hellfire into the air while social media users begged it not to pile ...

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 ...

A volcano which has continuously erupted for the past month has triggered a tsunami warning, putting an Indonesian province on high alert. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency ...

Here’s an anniversary to make your ears ache. On Aug. 27, 1883, just after 10 a.m., the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia made the loudest sound known to history — a terrifying roar that ...

The volcano that apparently triggered a deadly tsunami in Indonesia yesterday emerged from the sea around the legendary Krakatoa 90 years ago and has been on a high-level eruption watchlist for the ...

Krakatoa, the 9-year-old Komodo dragon who died in August, had a viral infection, veterinarians at the University of Florida have concluded. Dr. Darryl Heard said Krakatoa was a young lizard when he ...

The Indonesian volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves. A section of ...