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Heather Handley, Senior Curator of Geosciences, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University

Anak Krakatau is erupting. In 1883, Krakatau was devastating – could that happen again?

Parker & Coward, Britain, Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society (London, Trubner & Co, 1888).

Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected.

Anak Krakatau, meaning “child of Krakatau” in Indonesian, has erupted on and off for almost a hundred years. This volcano emerged from the devastation caused when its predecessor, Krakatau (also known as Krakatoa), famously erupted between May and August in 1883.

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