NPR's Melissa Block talks to author Simon Winchester about his book Krakatoa. The volcano exploded in 1883, killed more than 36,000 people and affected weather worldwide. Winchester presents details ...

When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, it didn’t just level islands - it disrupted global climate, created tsunamis, and triggered a death toll in the tens of thousands. Learn how one blast altered the planet ...

Radio warnings, sent by the Dutch government, are now scurrying around the East Indies warning the Javanese and Sumatrans to beware Krakatoa. The small island volcano in the Sunda Strait, between Java ...

The infamous volcano that caused a devastating tsunami in 2018 is once again beginning to rumble to life. Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island in Indonesia, experienced a cataclysmic eruption in 1883 that ...

In August 1883, the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia triggered a series of atmospheric phenomena so dramatic that they reshaped the sky over nearly every continent. The explosion—one of ...