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The loudest sound in history: How Krakatoa’s 1883 eruption shook the world

On August 27, 1883, the eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia produced the loudest sound ever recorded in human history. At 10:02 am, a cataclysmic explosion was heard over 4,800 kilometres away, from ...
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The eruption of Krakatoa, and subsequent phenomena Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society ... Edited by G.J. Symons, F.R.S

pt.1. On the volcanic phenomena of the eruption, and on the nature and distribution of the ejected materials, by J.W. Judd.--pt.2. On the air waves and sounds caused by the eruption of Krakatoa in ...