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Krakatoa is a volcano in Indonesia. It's largest explosion killed tens of thousands of people in 1883. The geography of the island was drastically changed from the volcanic eruption. The eruption was the loudest sound in recorded history, cooled the oceans and prevented ocean level rising for years. The ash blocked the sun for months and created spectacularly colored sunsets for months as well. Very little life was found on the island after the explosion, but it has since been repopulated.
Alot of the underwater geography has been darastically altered from the explosions and aftermath.
I agree with Andie, in how global warming is affecting the cycle of cooler oceans and needs to be resolved.
Krakatowa is a volcanic island in the sunda strait between java and sumatra in Indonesia. Krakatowa erupted many times, with killer results. This volcano has been known to hace a series of massive explosions. one of the most violent eruptions was on August 1883. the eruption was 13,000 times the yield of the little boy bomb, and killed more then 36,000 people. tsunamis followed the explosion injuring many people.
i have not experinced any thing like this, and probly never will. unless i was some how neer a atom bomb.
The volcano Krakatoa is located on the island of Indonesia. In 1883 it erupted and created the loudest sound ever recorded. The volcano killed thousands of people and drastically changed the tempature of the ocean around it. When the ash was blown in the air it covered the sun for months and had a cooling effect on the ocean. This cooling effect lasted for over a century. In today's world the cooling effect isn't working due to global worming.
I think that this artical was really interesting and informing. I had never heard about Krakatoa and it was nice learning about it.
Also somthing needs to be done about global warming before the ocean rise too high.
This is an amazing volcano that produced arguebly the worst natural disaster of all time. This event in 1883 caused a lot of death and destruction. The explosion destroyed the original island. It sent shock waves that caused tsunamis around the world. This event must've been quite a sight. The sky darkened for days, tsunamis hit coasts around the world, bodies floating in sea. It was a terrible event that affected the world for years. I think that only the peoplein hiroshima and nagasaki during WWII expierienced anything like this.
Krakatoa is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait. It has repeatedly erupted with disastrous consequences. When it erupted in 1883 it created the loudest sound historically recorded. That eruption killed over 36,000 people and many were injured by the tsunamis that the eruption created. The eruption destroyed two thirds of the island but eruptions that have occured since then have created another in the same place. I found it interesting that one eruption can destroy almost the whole island whereas others can create a new one.
Krakatoa is a Indonesian volcano. Krakatoa erupted in August 1883. It was one of the most violent eruptions. It created the loudest sound ever recorded. The repeated eruptions threw tons of rock and ask into the sky. I found it interesting that all the rock and ash in the air casued the oceans to cool. The rock and ash blocked out the sun and affected the temperatures of the ocean water. The eruption destroyed 2/3 of the island, many people were killed, and there were tsunami's following the eruption. Krakotoa left a long lasting effect on many peoples lives. I agree with Samantha that it was interesting learning about this volcano becasue I never knew it affected so many people and cooled the oceans. Also, i agree with Andie how global warming is affecting the ocean cooling.
Krakatoa was a volcano that erupted in 1883 in indonesia. The loudest sound in history was recorded during the eruption, this eruption caused the sun to be blocked with ash for months and this created beautiful sunsets. The geographical state of the island was forever changed after this eruption, the sea floor also went under drastic changes.
i agree with annika and andie and the effects of global warming and the cylce of cooler oceans and how it needs to be resolved immediatley.
Krakatoa is a volcanic island between the regions of Java and Indonesia. What makes this island more famous than most others, is the frequent explosions that occur. The most powerful and detrimental explosion happened in the year of 1883. The sound alone set a world record for the loudest explosion ever reported. Sadly, one hundred and sixty-five villages and towns were destroyed, with a total of 36,417 deaths. It is truly amazing that the island is only two hundred meters above sea level, down from the original estimate of two thousand meters above sea level. The history of Krakatoa is unmatched by any other island on the globe.
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Before the 1883 eruption, Krakatoa consisted of three main islands: Lang and Verlaten, which were edge remnants of a previous very large caldera-forming eruption; and Krakatoa itself, an island 9 km long by 5 km wide. Also there was a tree-covered islet near Lang named Poolsche Hoed ('Polish Hat', apparently because it looked like one from the sea), and several small rocks or banks between Krakatoa and Verlaten. There were three volcanic cones on Krakatoa at that time: Rakata (823 m) to the south, Danan (445 m), and Perboewatan, now spelled Perbuatan, (122 m) to the north. (Danan may have been a twin volcano). Krakatoa is directly above the subduction zone of the Eurasian Plate and Indo-Australian Plate, where the plate boundaries make a sharp change of direction, possibly resulting in an unusually weak crust in the region.
Krakatoa as an indonesian volcanoe that erupted in 1883, it threw massive amounts of rock and ash into the atmosphere, it also created the loudest sound ever recorded.
Krakatoa a volcano in Indonesia erupted on august 26 1883. Thos was one of the most violent eruptions ever. It was the loudest sound ever recorded. There was one hundred and sixty five towns and homes that were destroyed in this eruption. Thousands of people died in this huge explosion and two thirds of the island was destroyed. This island dramatically changed after this explosion. The ashes and rock made the air thick and less light could come through. This explosion was so big it sent a shock that later created a tsunami. Last but not least it cooled the oceans and rose the sea levels.
Krakatoa is a volcano in Indonesia. It's largest explosion killed tens of thousands of people in 1883. The geography of the island was drastically changed from the volcanic eruption. The eruption was the loudest sound in recorded history, cooled the oceans and prevented ocean level rising for years. The ash blocked the sun for months and created spectacularly colored sunsets for months as well. Very little life was found on the island after the explosion, but it has since been repopulated.
Alot of the underwater geography has been darastically altered from the explosions and aftermath.
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