In 1883, from the 20th of May to the 25th of August, Krakatoa (a volcano lying in between the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java) gave off many major eruptions that devestated the people of Sumatra and Java. Nothing truly bad happened until the next day, when Krakatoa started having some violent bangs ands lava rivers come from it. Everyone thought it would be over, but it wasn't...
The final Paroxysm happened the next day, on the 27th of August at 10a.m in the morning, threw 10 square Kilometers of ash into the atmosphere. It produced such a loud bang, it could be heard from 3,100 miles away- making it the loudest sound ever.
And if this wasn't enough, giant Tsunami (Port Wave in Japanese) waves 30 meters tall swamped the Islands of Sumatra and Java, Killing 36,000 people. After that-appart from the fact that for the next two years sunsets around the world green- Nothing happened. Until...
In 1936, A new volcanic cone called Anak Krakatoa rose from the caldera of Krakatoa. No one knows when the next major eruption will be, but we know one thing- It will be 10 times worse than before!
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