Krakatoa
by Simon Winchester · 2003

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Considers the global impact of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano, documenting its cause of an immense tsunami that killed 40,000 people, its impact on the weather for several years, and its role in anti-Western Islamic fundamentalism.
VolcanoesEruption, 1883HistoryNatural disastersSocial aspectsIndonesia, history