In August 1883 there was a series of volcanic eruptions on the island of <strong>Krakatoa</strong> - these were so extreme that the effects were heard and felt ... » 

In August 1883 there was a series of volcanic eruptions on the island of Krakatoa - these were so extreme that the effects were heard and felt over ten per cent of the Earth's surface. This text uses contemporary reports to recount the events leading up to and following the cataclysm. «