A couple of minutes before 21:00 on December 22, a section of the Indonesian volcano Anak Krakatau collapsed into the sea, triggering a tsunami that struck without warning half an hour later, killing ...

The deadly tsunami that struck Indonesia this weekend is just the latest in a series of seismic disasters along the "Ring of Fire," the arc of fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of ...

On Dec. 22 at 9:03 p.m. local time, a 64-hectare (158-acre) chunk of Anak Krakatau volcano, in Indonesia, slid into the ocean following an eruption. This landslide created a tsunami that struck ...

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The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. On Dec. 22 at 9:03 p.m. local time, a 64-hectare (158-acre) chunk of Anak ...

KRAKATOA is not a foot condition, nor the ape that destroyed Honolulu, nor an illegal substance consumed at dance parties. It is in fact a volcano, which erupted in Indonesia in 1883, with ...

How loud can sound really get? The human ear can safely hear up to around 120 decibels. Beyond that, it starts to hurt. At 150 decibels, eardrums can rupture. But history has witnessed sounds far ...