POV: You hear a volcano 4,800 km away · Krakatoa 1883
You hear a volcano 4,800 km away · Krakatoa 1883
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Krakatoa, 1883: on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, nearly 4,800 km away, the police chief wrote down what he thought was gunfire.
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Visuals are AI reconstructions; research & narration by Eli. Sources in the pinned comment.
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Krakatoa, 1883: The Explosion Heard 4,800 km Away
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa produced what may be the loudest sound in recorded history — heard nearly 4,800 km away — and tsunamis that killed about 36,000 people.
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