One volcanologist who has spent time studying the volcano said the devastation its eruption would cause would be "complete and incomprehensible." ...

Before departing Southeast Asia, Tim returned to Siem Reap for a final week of exploration. One highlight was visiting ...

Humans have revered mountains and volcanoes since the dawn of civilization, with both awe and fear inspiring various forms of ...

First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

HMS Spey was tasked with evading a French frigate in the Java Sea, followed by a simulated aerial attack by fast jets ...

A series of day and night drills took place in the Sundra strait, a waterway just 15 miles wide at its narrowest and close to ...

A similar phenomenon was observed after the 1883 Krakatoa eruption, according to the study. The eruption's knock-on effects may have been deadly: lower global temperatures preceded major famines ...

Krakatoa's violent 1883 eruption and Anak Krakatau's frequent activity make it a constant danger to nearby populations. Mount Rainier's significant glacial ice poses a threat of devastating ...

According to NASA in 1883 an Indonesian volcano called Krakatoa erupted and spread ash as high as 50 miles (80 kilometers) into the atmosphere. The tiny ash particles — about one micron in size ...