Krakatau

The history of Mount Krakatau Mount Krakatau’s third eruption ended in disaster. Krakatau exploded so Australia hared the explosion from over 2,000 miles away. Mount Krakatau’s explosion sanded tsunamis to Hawaiian and South America that killed 36,000 people. The explosion made many tsunamis as high as 37meters and 120ft high. At the same time in Indonesia rock and ash covered the sky for two whole days. And for the rest of the year in Indonesia the sky was looking like sunsets. The explosion blow away northern two thirds of the island. This was the most violent explosion on earth that time. The island was made in 1921. The earliest eruption was in 1680-81. The second eruptions was in May 20,1883, making for gigantic eruptions on August 27 that leaded too the violent explosion. Mount Krakatau has grown at an avenge rate of five inches and 13cm per week since the 1950s. It grows up to 6.8 meters per year. The last eruption was in 2007 September 09.