People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

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

The nearest island to the group is the volcanic Sebesy Island ... two thirds of which were erupted and dispersed in 1883. Recently Anak Krakatau has been erupted.

Mount Pelée (1902) Death toll: 30,000 It’s considered the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Krakatoa (1883) Death toll: 36,000 The eruption cast so much dust into the atmosphere ...

Krakatoa's violent 1883 eruption and Anak Krakatau's frequent ... massive tsunamis that killed more than 36,000 people. The volcano’s active child, Anak Krakatau, continues to pose a significant ...

In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa erupted, killing 36,000 people and unleashing a series of terrifying tsunamis. This docu-drama uses eye witness accounts to tell the true story of one of ...

Now, thanks to satellite images taken before and after the eruption, we can see just how hard the disaster was on the volcano, called Anak Krakatau, itself. The before and after shots are stunning ...

Planet's constellation maximises the chances of getting a cloud-free view There is now some very good optical satellite imagery of the collapsed Anak Krakatau volcano, which generated the ...

First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people ...