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 ...

How loud can sound really get? The human ear can safely hear up to around 120 decibels. Beyond that, it starts to hurt. At 150 decibels, eardrums can rupture. But history has witnessed sounds far ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The chief of geology at the Energy and Mineral Resource Ministry (ESDM), Rudy Suhendar, asserted that the explosive sound heard by people in several parts of Jakarta and Bogor was ...

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KRAKATOA volcano has spectacularly erupted off the coast of Indonesia, spewing plumes of ash an estimated 1,640ft into the air. Two eruptions were recorded by the country’s volcanology centre last ...

If the name Krakatoa seems familiar, it's because the 1883 eruption of the Indonesian volcano (also known as Krakatau) was one of the first major catastrophes in a world newly connected by a global ...

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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 ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Mount Anak Krakatau erupted twice, spewing volcanic ash about 200 meters from the top of the active volcano, and 357 meters above sea level. According to data from the Center for ...

KRAKATOA is not a foot condition, nor the ape that destroyed Honolulu, nor an illegal substance consumed at dance parties. It is in fact a volcano, which erupted in Indonesia in 1883, with ...