Krakatoa(/ ˌ k r ɑː k ə ˈ t oʊ ə, ˌ k r æ k-/), also transcribed Krakatau (/-ˈ t aʊ /), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung.The caldera is part of a volcanic island group (Krakatoa archipelago) comprising four islands.Two, Lang and Verlaten, are remnants of a previous volcanic edifice destroyed in eruptions
A2015 eruption made headlines after its ash cloud forced several airlines to cancel flights in and out of Tonga. At the time, New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority meteorologist Peter Lechner told
Thelast recorded tsunami here occurred July 29. It was generated by an 8.2 earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula but brought less than one foot of water to our shores. The most recent damaging
Onan early December morning 17 years ago, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake triggered 100-feet high waves that slammed into the coast of Aceh in the northern end of Sumatra Island, Indonesia
Thebackbone of Indonesia's tsunami warning system today is a network of 134 tidal gauge stations augmented by land-based seismographs, sirens in about 55 locations and a system to disseminate warnings by text message. When the 7.5 quake hit just after 6 p.m. Friday, the meteorology and geophysics agency issued a tsunami alert, warning of
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