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Krakatau volcano (Krakatoa) erupting, Java island, Indonesia, c. 2003.

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Krakatoa

Krakatoa is a small volcanic island in Indonesia. In 1883, the eruption of the main island of Krakatoa killed more than 36,000 people, making it one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in human history.

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Smoking Horseshoe-Shaped Crater Top Of Mount Saint Helens After A Major Eruption May 18 1980

Mount St. Helens

Ring of Fire Mount St. Helens and the Cascade Range are a small part of the Ring of Fire, a zone of intense volcanic and seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean, stretching from the west coast of South America, northward through Central and North America to Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The Ring of […]

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A 2010 aerial photo of Mount Tambora's 10 volcanic crater that stretches over 7 miles wide and about half a mile deep. It was formed by the April 1815 eruption. (Credit: Iwan Setiyawan/KOMPAS Images/AP Photo)

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The Deadliest Volcanic Eruption in History

It killed 100,000 people in the direct impact. But it led to tens of millions more deaths later.

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1985

The eruption of Nevado del Ruiz

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1980

Mount St. Helens erupts

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1883

Krakatoa explodes

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1985

Volcano erupts in Colombia and buries nearby towns

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1815

Indonesian volcano erupts, killing 80,000

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1902

Mount Pelée begins to erupt, burying Caribbean city

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