![]() ![]() In his wonderfully engaging and inimitable style, Simon Winchester brings to life the drama, the people and the science behind this iconic event. The impact was truly global: ships sailing in the Red Sea were covered in ash barometers went haywire in Washington the seas were disturbed in Devon stunning sunsets burned over London immense rafts of pumice floated to Africa. The island was destroyed and almost 40,000 people were killed. ![]() On 27 August 1883 the most terrifying volcanic eruption occurred on the island of Krakatoa, five miles off the western tip of Java. ![]() Print Krakatoa - The Day the World Exploded - 27th August 1883 ![]()
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