Report on Krakatau (Indonesia), March 2019 (Smithsonian Institute’s Global Volcanism Program).The 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa (The Royal Society).Show producers: Megan Cattel, Grace Tatter, Amory Sivertson, Nora Saks, and Quincy Walters Credits:Įpisode producers: Ben Brock Johnson and Dean RussellĬo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson and Dean Russell In this episode of Endless Thread, we explore the online fascination with Krakatau, and volcanologists help us try to recreate the cacophonous sound of its 1883 eruption. And its sound remained unrivaled until earlier this year, when an underwater volcano in the Pacific island nation of Tonga erupted violently, also sending a shockwave around the world. Studies of the event changed the course of scientific history and helped launch the field of volcanology. The eruption at Krakatau, also known as Krakatoa, was one of the first natural disasters the world was talking about instantaneously, thanks to the telegraph. Tsunamis slammed into nearby islands and reached the edge of South Africa, causing most of the event’s 36,000 fatalities. Helens.īelow human hearing, infrasonic pressure waves rippled through the atmosphere and rounded the globe four times. Another island 3,000 miles away, near Mauritius, later reported an inexplicable, “distant roar of heavy guns.” That is like New Yorkers hearing an eruption at Mount St. The volcanic eruption bellowed out from Krakatau, an uninhabited island between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. On August 27, 1883, a sound emerged from the Earth louder than anything recorded before - or since. (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Royal Society Report on Krakatoa Eruption published in 1888 Lithograph credit: Parker Coward. May 27th, 1883: Clouds pouring from the volcano on Krakatau in southwestern Indonesia during the early stages of the eruption which eventually destroyed most of the island.
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