On August 27, 1883, the eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia produced the loudest sound ever recorded in human history. At 10:02 am, a cataclysmic explosion was heard over 4,800 kilometres away, from ...

The most dangerous volcanoes in the world can be deadly, but they rarely muster up the sheer sound that could burst eardrums. This one did, though. On 27 August 1883, a volcano named Krakatoa, nestled ...