history meme - ten moments - Krakatoa erupts
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano in Indonesia, began on 20 May 1883 and culminated with several destructive eruptions of the Krakatoa on 26 August 1883. On 27 August, the volcano collapsed in a chain of titanic explosions, destroying much of the island and its surrounding archipelago.
It was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history, with at least 36,417 deaths being attributed to the eruption itself and the tsunamis it created. The eruption was heard up to 3,000 miles away, produced a volcanic winter (reducing worldwide temperatures by an average of 1.2 degrees Celsius for 5 years); and is thus far the loudest sound ever recorded.
