Krakatau
Americannoun
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The volcano's sustained explosive activity weakened on September 6, although Anak Krakatau continued to rumble.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
A 2018 tsunami triggered by a collapse of parts of Anak Krakatau killed 429 people and left thousands displaced.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Shaw's team had axed their plans to camp out at Java's Ujung Kulon National Park after authorities raised its alert level for the Anak Krakatau volcano.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Anak Krakatau, which means “child of Kratakau,” is the offspring of the famous Krakatau, whose monumental eruption in 1883 triggered a period of global cooling.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
In the island of Krakatau nature has supplied a crucial experiment which, if it had occurred earlier, would have at once secured conviction of their efficiency.
From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward
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