The Krakatoa Volcanic Eruption of 1883 - The Loudest Sound Ever Heard?

In 1883, possibly the loudest sound ever heard, detonated in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. The source of this explosion? A volcano that has gone down in infamy. Over 36,000 lives were lost in the ensuing pyroclastic flows and tsunami, and is the second deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded history. This is Infamous Geography. This is Krakatoa.
🕐TIMESTAMPS🕖
👉 0:00 Introduction, Titles
👉 1:40 Indonesia and the Ring of Fire
👉 2:36 The Sunda Strait and Krakatoa Today
👉 3:45 Earlier Eruptions of Krakatoa
👉 4:23 The Krakatoa Eruption of 1883
👉 6:01 The Loudest Sound Ever Heard?
👉 7:46 The Killer Pyroclastic Flows of Krakatoa
👉 8:24 The Killer Tsunami of Krakatoa
👉 9:40 The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)
👉 11:19 The Mount Tambora Eruption of 1815
👉 12:12 The Mount Toba Supervolcano Eruption
👉 12:42 Volcanoes, the Life Bringers
👉 13:31 Krakatoa: The Ongoing Story
👉 14:40 Outro and Credits
In this video, I look at the causes of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption, the subduction of the Indo-Australian plate under the Sunda Plate, as part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that has led to Indonesia having the largest number of active volcanoes of any country. I look in detail at the colossal 1883 eruption, the sounds that it made that put it into the record books, and the killer pyroclastic flows and tsunami that led to so many lives lost.
I then look at Krakatoa in the context of other historical eruptions and as measured by the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI). Mount Tambora and Mount Toba, also in the same region are notable examples of other massive volcanic eruptions in recorded and geological history.
Lastly, I look at how the numerous volcanoes on Java have led to this island being the most populated on Earth, and end with a glimpse at what might lie in Krakatoa's future.
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Anak Krakatoa 2018 - Ronny Quireyns / ARMA tu RA • Video
Subduction zone - KDS4444 - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Stratovolcano Cross-Section - Woudloper - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Batavia & 1883 Aftermath Photos - Tropenmuseum - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Pumice Fragment - James St John - flic.kr/p/oTMfch
Decibel Scale - Precision Rifle Blog - precisionrifleblog.com/2015/0...
Pyroclastic Flow - ING Vulcani - • Flussi piroclastici - ...
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[@Geodiode]

Ok, so none of us alive witnessed this event, but if you have any experiences of volcanic eruptions, or if you live in or near the Sunda Strait, please say hi, and tell us all about it!

[@coffeesweet1]

I currently reside in Depok, a small town 18 Km from Jakarta. a distant relative of mine were victims of the 2018 tsunami caused by Anak Krakatau eruption, an entire family of 4 perished in the shore of Anyer where most of the victims were found. Depok itself is around 20km from mount Gede and Salak, both are still active volcano. My hometown in Malang is surrounded by 5 different volcanoes; Bromo, Semeru, Arjuna and Welirang (though Arjuna and Welirang often considered as one as they are side by side forming twin volcanic cones) and Kelud. living surrounded by volcanoes basically humbled me. I went back and forth between Depok and Malang, so throughout my lifetime I've experienced 4 different volcanic eruptions; Kelud in my childhood in the early 90s, then Bromo in the mid 2000, another one of Kelud in 2014 and the most recent was Semeru on December of 2021. Anak Krakatau itself is currently being monitored closely to avoid another undetected disaster like what happened in 2018. and once a while, in the dead of the night, I can hear it rumbling in the distant, although the distance from Depok to the island of Anak Krakatau is more or less around 100km.

[@ifan_ahh6539]

Hii

[@kersikserai8874]

hi.. i am from borneo island of indonesia. it's about 2 hour by airplane. located northeast of mt krakatau. Thank you for excellent video.. enlightening history of krakatau.. hopefully someday by its eruption time n time again, its body will be developing itself from east to west so the sumatra n java island will be connected.. not only bring fertilizer but also mega infrastructure made by nature

[@SAyonara90]

hello M.R frm idn

[@glenchapman3899]

You can get a feel of what it was like by watching footage of the shockwaves hitting Tonga after the eruption last year

[@KakaUmbraLunar]

I live in west java... my grandma is 80 years old, my grandma told their parent and the villagers have hearing problem from that explotion...

[@Geodiode]

Wow, that's amazing that this information was passed down in your family. Thanks v. much for sharing that.

[@marknewton6984]

East of Java! Great movie.

[@BionicDonut]

Didn't the krakatoa sound travel around the earth like 6 times.. it was so loud it was heard in now (I don't think it was called or even discovered at the time) Perth Australia.. roughly 1900 miles away..

[@bboi1489]

​@Karl with a K A damn shame, isn't it?

[@northamerica5142]

@Karl with a K Whats your point? It's animated cartoons made in a certain artstyle lmao

[@Dovietail]

Krakatoa is believed to be the source of a population explosion of saguaro cacti in the Sonoran desert of Arizona. Inordinate numbers of seedlings and baby saguaros survived the mild summer that followed the eruption, and many of them are still thriving today. We believe several saguaros on our property are Krakatoa babies, and they are STUNNING.

[@slayer7682]

that's really cool history. I tried looking that up, I couldn't find anything.

[@Geodiode]

Amazing if true. Nature is a wondrous thing, that such a distant cause could have such an effect across a whole ocean.

[@204azfc]

There's no connection. What volcanic eruption is responsible for the unusually mild Summers the past year and the previous before? A butterfly farts in Kenya does not spur irregular mangrove groves in Florida.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

@@204azfc But if the butterflies farts in Kenya were registering as colossas and the size of Krakatoa with volcanic bombs dropping on the Floridian Mangroves. Then you would for sure know that size difference is a relevent factor. If the Karlatoen emmissions cloud was raised high enough by the immense heat then it is only 6 hours before the eaths rotation moves Florida, Cuba etc around to the underneath of the ash and dust cloud.

[@LawrenceMclean]

@@MikeGreenwood51 The cloud would have move with the Earths rotation. It would have diffused throughout the atmosphere via normal atmospheric winds. The rotational speed at the equator is about 1000 miles per hour. When people jump up off the ground at the equator, the Earth does not slip away at 1000 mph!!!

[@susandolan9543]

Not only was it heard in Thailand but the ash that spewed out covered the entire Earth. People in New York thought it was a freak snow storm.

[@Geodiode]

... and those sunsets!

[@thedarkone9552]

It didn't. The ash cloud is made of heavy elements which eventually drop in near vicinity, however very fine particles as well as aerosoles remain in stratosphere, but that's not ash at this point. It doesn't fall, it stays there for long time. However these particles are the reason of climate cooling, hence weather severity and cold

[@banin4320]

@@thedarkone9552 We need a cataclysmic volcano eruption to help with human's poor influence on the climate by cooling it

[@thedarkone9552]

@@banin4320 we don't. The earth for most of its time has been a hothouse world. Such periods paradoxically are known to be very hospitable to life, with the biodiversity reaching maximum during such times. Ice ages and hothouse ages change on their own. Volcanic eruptions won't change it. Yes, huge eruptions release aerosoles that blot out the heat, however volcanoes also erupt greenhouse gases. Once the aerosoles are washed away, the temperature always rises as such gases stay in the atmosphere for decades to come.

[@Lordell]

@@thedarkone9552 no one cares

[@Jacob-thePhotographer]

My grandfather served in the Royal Dutch Navy - he arrived in the Dutch East Indies (as Indonesia was named at the time) around 1894. In his diary he explains how he observed the still visible devastation , how he talked with locals about their horrific memories of the event and how he had seen a small Navy steamboat high up in the mountains - pushed inland by the Tsunami . There are many Dutch East Indies records available in Dutch archives - from those archives an old relative (recently passed away at high age) created a book about the Dutch Navy in the 'East'. In it he dedicated some pages to the Krakatoa eruption. My grandfather told his children (amongst them my father) how he had heard the explosion in the Netherlands , my father said that his dad had heard it several times - as if the sound came back a few times over.

[@Geodiode]

Fascinating account

[@RollingSouth]

Fascinating. I might be the grandson of one of the locals your granddad talked to 😂

[@KA-vs7nl]

​@@RollingSouthyou need to go back farizi. Why are you so obsessed with us?

[@KA-vs7nl]

​@@RollingSouthwhy are your people so obsessed with living amongst us? We do not invite you

[@ambya6431]

@@KA-vs7nl Why your ancestors also obsessed with living amongst my ancestors? THEY DID NOT INVITE THEM.

[@satuserver8386]

Living in Indonesia is like standing on the edge of a steep cliff and deeply enjoying the beauty of nature, if you are not careful and alert

[@Geodiode]

Great metaphor!

[@simpleman5688]

Would not want their “rules”-nope never ever numbskull.

[@MuraqibHakimID]

🙏❤

[@tamiiymchristineragercollins]

That's the problem. Mother nature's name isn't mother nature, it is Jehovah, Jesus Christ Yeshua, the one that died and allows us to keep breathing. Repent humble yourself before the Throne of God. He is gracious and slow to anger but he hates wickedness, the lifeless stone idols that the people of Asia elevate as a false god. Repent, God bless you.

[@arkhanpratama5669]

@@tamiiymchristineragercollins To my brothers everywhere, I am Indonesian Muslim, but I believe in some of God's Words in the Bible, and I believe Jesus is the Way of truth, because all of God's messengers are the way of Truth and life, for all mankind so they don't go astray. in the deceptions of Satan and the devil. For us Muslims, death is something that will definitely come to us anytime, anywhere, whether young or old, when the time comes, the angel of death will definitely come to pick us up. There are no coincidences, this hand, this eye, this breath, this moment, everything is the will of God Almighty. Brother, I'm not here to argue with you, I'm just saying something from a different point of view, nothing more. There is a Bible verse which I think is a very beautiful sentence for us to meditate on together. James 2:19-26 2:19 Do you believe that there is only one God? This is good! But the demons also believe that, and they tremble. 2:20 You fools, will you admit now, that faith without works is empty faith? 2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 2:22 You see that faith cooperates with works and by works faith is made perfect. 2:23 In this way the text is fulfilled which reads: "Then Abraham believed in God, and God reckoned him as righteousness." Because of that Abraham is called: "Friend of God". 2:24 So you see, that man is justified by works and not by faith alone. 2:25 And wasn't Rahab the harlot justified in the same way, when she hid those who were ordered into her house and helped them escape by another way? 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead. Therefore, do good to anyone, and don't hurt anyone that way Allah is always with us. Thanks you, May Allah bless you, Aamiin.

[@deanwilkendorf5304]

It was the Krakatoa eruption that opened my eyes to volcanism and geology as a child in elementary school. It was the first volcano I eagerly wanted to study, and I still, to this day, compare all other eruptions to. It will always hold a place in my heart as "the eruption that shook the world".

[@Geodiode]

Same here! It might not have been the biggest, but due to the growth of communications/telegraphy etc. in the prior decades, it was the first "global" news relating to geological events.

[@LassieFarm]

Live long and prosper 🖖

[@davidlafleche1142]

@@Geodiode Some geologists think that the eruption of Santorini (c. 1670 B.C.) was even bigger than that.

[@tea-mangen3]

@@davidlafleche1142 Not until when you find out about the Toba supervolcano in Sumatera

[@davidlafleche1142]

@@tea-mangen3 I think you mean Tambora (1815).

[@Milnard]

i know you probably wouldn't read this but, there was a myth by our ancestor, it says that thousands of years ago java and sumatra island were connected.. and there happened a volcano eruption that separates the two.. and that volcano was krakatau. also back then our ancestor says that krakatau used to be a giant mountain, but the explosion was so big and devastating, that it actually destroys itself and its surroundings. (this was one of the story my grandma used to tell me before i go to sleep, and my grandma also hear this story from her grandma, and my grandma's grandma would also hear this story from her grandma and so on...)

[@Geodiode]

I read all comments :) And thanks for sharing your family's story!

[@tess4-2]

Oral history is one of the most important ways of learning history. How lucky you are to hear such an important story from your grandma. Always share your story, so your children and grandchildren will know it and share it too. Thank you so much for posting this 💕💞

[@bethday303]

Ii have read quite a bit about this mountain, and one part of this is true - it WAS a "giant mountain" before the explosion. There are drawings and photos to prove it.. And - I'm not positive, but it seems like the 2 islands were connected at some point, and the evidence appears to show that an earlier eruption by Krakatau split them apart

[@Oddone64]

I remember my Grandmother telling me of the orange tinted sunrises and sunsets she witnessed as a little girl and her Father telling her it was due to the dust from Krakatoa. This was on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia in the early 1900’s.

[@Geodiode]

Great story. And wow your ancestors were real pioneers to be out there so early (I lived in Adelaide 1976-80)

[@iamarizonaball2642]

@@Geodiode can you make a video on Arizona?

[@danielblue4460]

I don't think so, the eruption was 1883, dusts from the eruption will be all drained today the ground by rains and storms within 7 years.

[@simonwatson4153]

I lived in Bandung,West Java, 1977-1979 and my house was on the slopes of Tangkuban Prahu, a volcano which was semi-active or semi-dormant depending on your point of view. Some nights you would have to keep all your windows closed because of the fumes.On the other hand you could go to the hot springs at Ciater and have a free "spa" treatment.

[@Geodiode]

Great to hear of your experiences back in the day!

[@samuelfellows6923]

🇬🇧😨, I assume you must have a monitoring/alarm system for the volcano, I certainly would be terrified of the prospect of living on the edge of one

[@SubvertTheState]

Thats crazy haha. Shut the windows, Earth is spewing toxic gases again.

[@awboat]

@@SubvertTheState "Nah honey, just me farting"

[@SubvertTheState]

@@awboat 🤢

[@Revante.]

Us : We have created the greatest explosion of all time (NUKE) Nature : Pffff, small firecrackers

[@bethday303]

Love your sense of humor! Or life outlook, or whatever... Anyway, you made me laugh. Thanks!

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I've traveled to Java and honestly I had no idea there were so many ACTIVE volcanoes along that ridge. We flew over some and I could see them smoking. Great video!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks - yes, the most volcanic and most populated island in the world.

[@Harudian]

Java and sumatra are in the ring of fire. Same like japan.

[@kevincupy]

This explosion had given us so many marks, and it's poetically documented in so much like literature such a "Syair Lampung Karam" or "Poem of Drowned Lampung", and a Batavian (Betawi) folksong named "Kramat Karem". Also, it's indeed recorded in a Chinaman's diary of Batavia by Tio Tek Hong.

[@Geodiode]

It was indeed a global event.

[@larryleow7780]

.. i climbed Anak Krakatoa a year before the eruption - it was spewing ash & growing like 1 metre a year.. the view from the peak was breathtaking... i remember the slope was made of ash only & my feet sinks every step i take - feels like walking on moon.

[@Geodiode]

Great to have experienced it!

[@jeffadams4590]

What's walking on the moon like?

[@maryatkinson2006]

@@jeffadams4590 Soft and bouncy, I believe, judging by the astronauts.

[@royt9227]

@@jeffadams4590 Like walking on the slope of Krakatau.

[@coyleigh]

How the Hell do you know what it's like to walk on the moon?

[@affalaffaa]

300dB wow, that's even louder than my neighbours parties when they have a family gathering. Truly powerful.

[@BrianBaileyedtech]

I just spent a week at Lake Toba - fantastic history. Volcanoes create life while taking life. Ultimately, while their immense power is to be feared and respected, they also have created and continue to create the planet we know today. They ARE life.

[@alfeus6546]

Mother nature🙌

[@jotech5086]

There was a TV show a long time ago (which is where I'm from) called The Time Tunnel. Their first episode was about Krakatoa. I was around ten, and I'd never heard of Krakatoa before. It's amazing that the eruption obliterated the island. I remember first seeing a news story about this volcano being back. At that time it was just a peak sticking up out of the water with smoke coming out of it. I was astonished when in 2018 it erupted and there was an island attached to that peak! Great video!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I remember that episode...👍

[@john324]

@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman me too!

[@Chimalli2000]

You're from the past?

[@jotech5086]

@@Chimalli2000 I meant that I was born a long time ago. Yeah, I;m from the past alright...1954.

[@Chimalli2000]

@@jotech5086 right on man

[@danielscuiry2847]

This is a lot more balanced than a lot of KZbin presentations on this subject. In other words thanks leaving out all the gloom and doom predictions 👍🏻

[@Geodiode]

You're welcome! A notable observation of material from TV, such as the History Channel or Discovery. In the end I actually became tired of their sensationalised, headline grabbing points in the intro and endings, with dramatic silly music saying just how dangerous it was to be a human being on planet Earth. Glad to see someone else thinks the same!

[@philiphudgens4726]

That's not YT, that's the joyless ESG climate emergency twonks embraced by the woke Establishment...such as Greta, aka The Green Goblin. Where's Spiderman when you really need him?!

[@kevinmathewson4272]

@@philiphudgens4726 you bought the oil industry propaganda hook line and sinker.

[@leejabara5685]

Hi I went to Anak Krakatoa with my girl friend in October 2015 and camped on the island with the help of our Indonesian crew The volcano was rumbling all night and we hiked to the top ridge which was taking a chance with our lives at that point - quite amazing feeling to have done this and have the photos to remember by. The power of the earth and the beauty of nature fuses there. it was like being in a National geographic movie!!

[@tonyfolk8176]

Brave.

[@deanwilkendorf5304]

@@tonyfolk8176 It is those moments that remind us, how insignificant we are. Enjoy the time you have, we are only one eruption away from ... Eternity(?)

[@Geodiode]

Great story, Lee!

[@girlbuu9403]

Loudest sound ever recorded. The loudest ever heard by humans was probably Toba or Tambora and it was nice to see you mention them.

[@FirAnto]

And in a step up game too. Colossal, super colossal, and then mega colossal.

[@girlbuu9403]

@@FirAnto Makes me wonder if a giga colossal would have a plume that resembled Ernest Khalimov's face. Would be a fun thing to look at before the shock wave ruptured your internal organs.

[@the_phaistos_disk_solution]

⚡"Krak-a-toa" is the phonetic enunciation of the sound of a volcano going off. I just realized that. Great video. Great topic.

[@harryvanhoo7235]

Beautiful video with clear comparisons. I have read several novels about Krakatoa, one about a ship caught in the tsunami. A friend was staying in Olongapo during the eruption of Mt Pinatubo. The description and the prevailing conditions were astonishing. I did visit the area not long afterwards. There was an entire town buried with just the tip of the church steeple poking up from the ground.

[@Geodiode]

Thank you. Yes, the raw devastation and change to topography from these monsters is incredible.

[@kevincupy]

Interesting. What's name of novels you read about Krakatoa explosion story within?

[@memes_r_dreamz5280]

Nah Squidward yelling Krakatoa was the loudest sound ever

[@Raryrary]

I live in Lampung, the very south province of Sumatra, and I actually had only 3-5 encounter with Krakatoa events, its about her earthquakes and ashes some years ago, I still remember to live in tents outside for a week and wear a mask for months But earthquakes are such a regular occurences here, usually (and thankfully) only mild ones so not a big deal

[@Geodiode]

Fascinating to hear! So many people where you are living so close to such danger!

[@andrewbarss6244]

Great video as always! I liked how you mentioned not only Krakatoa but also Mount Tambora and Toba. Volcanoes are just so interesting! Can't wait to see what you've got next time, Geodiode!

[@Geodiode]

Thx for coming to the Premiere Andrew. And yes, I wanted to put this eruption into the context of others so it could be understood within the grand scheme of things.

[@jeffbrooks8024]

Also Samalas

[@jeffadams4590]

Miss my geodude, got him max level and he evolved.

[@jasonstevenson110]

Since I was a child, I have always been fascinated by volcanoes. Perhaps that is because I am from Australia where we don't have any active volcanoes. My closest experience was to stand on the rim of Mt Yasur in Vanuatu in 1989. I could see red hot lava bombs being ejected from the bottom of the crater to nearly my height on the rim. It was surreal even if relatively small.

[@c.a.t4607]

If you ever get a chance check out some of the videos from central Washington university the geology professor does a great job explaining the cascadia volcanos along the US west coast. And cover some supervolcano stuff too. Like how Yellowstone was formed or may explode.. their videos are very good if you enjoy volcano or geology.. I've been to a few volcanos, Mt Shasta a bunch of times, once to Hawaii to see those ones and Crater lake in Oregon a potential super volcano site like Krakatoa.. Crater lake was crazy because the water inside the cone is so crystal clear reminds me of lake Tahoe which I also think was a supervolcano a long long time ago.. Yosemite was formed by volcanic activity.. it's crazy to look at magma flowing from the earth knowing it's super hot, but also like the blood of the earth flowing and creating new land, while destroying everything in it's path.. I remember how big a deal Mt St Helens was when it exploded.. that footage is always interesting to go back and watch too since it was caught on film and has been studied ever since

[@Geodiode]

I grew up in Melbourne and Adelaide! Oz is the most stable piece of continental crust in the world. No surprise there's no volcanoes there. But all around it, wow! Good story about Vanuatu. And most importantly, that you survived to tell the tale ;)

[@brandondavilai3728]

I remember doing a project in my community college geography class and getting so invested into the research. Prior, I had always learned of Krakatau being the loudest sound ever recorded but didn't know much else about. Doing research for my project was so exciting. Learning how it affected the island and even how many artists took inspiration from the sunsets that it caused. Such an interesting piece of history!

[@Geodiode]

Great to hear! And yes, I had been told it was the loudest sound heard when I was at school.

[@brandondavilai3728]

@@Geodiode I even rewrote an old short story from high school about Edvard Munch awhile back and mentioned that in one paragraph after I learned more about it.

[@zTheBigFishz]

I imagine that the dinosaurs - assuming they had ears - heard an even louder sound on the day the Cretaceous ended.

[@colbyowens4273]

I haven't visited your channel in a while Geodiode but oh my goodness am I ever so happy when I do. Stellar content!!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks! Glad to have you back!

[@ManahManah77]

Krakatoa is what you do when you kick the coffee table in the middle of the night.

[@gregoryscott7470]

Ha ha!,,, that’s priceless

[@Thetarget1]

This brings me back! When I was a kid, I had a documentary on VHS about Krakatoa, which was my favourite video. I would watch it again and again and again... This was a really well made video. Subscribed :)

[@Geodiode]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! I don't miss VHS though! 😄

[@maryatkinson2006]

Brought up in Malaysia 1970-83 but did not experience any effects from the Indonesian archipelago in that time despite proximity. Living in Australia so did see the tsunami of 2004 on the news. And the more recent, smaller tsunami (can't recall the year and it hit a different coastline). Loved the video. Very interesting indeed and well narrated.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks Mary. And an interesting account of your own times.

[@peterwimmer1259]

Great documentary! I knew some details about the eruption of Krakatau, but I learned some more significant details. Best, Peter

[@raewynannbenten1385]

We were fortunate enough to spend two days and one night on Krakatoa Island in Sept 2018, watching Anak Krakatoa (Child of Krakatoa) 3 kms away, put on the most amazing sound and light show, as it was active and had been exploding for several months. Sadly, the fresh ash and lava deposits we witnessed, collapsed several months later into the sea, causing a Tsunami that killed hundreds of Javanese in December 2018.

[@Geodiode]

Great to witness, and yes, a tragedy after it collapsed.

[@rpc717]

Whoever wrote and produced this video should be the official history teacher for Earth. Everyone would be interested.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks!

[@ice9594]

Thanks, really enjoyed learning about Krakatau & the history/levels of major volcanoes.

[@scpatl4now]

I believe since this video was made the Hunga Tonga -Hunga Ha' apai volcanic eruption has been increased to a VE6 once they were able to see that there is now a 750 meter deep caldera that formed after the eruption which would imply a lot more material was ejected than first thought. This eruption also rivals Krakatoa for the loudest sound. The sound wave was heard in Alaska and traveled the globe 3 times (even though it was under 100 ft of water). It is hard to compare though since we were able to get such good data with the more recent eruption. These are once in a lifetime events (and that's probably a good thing). Great video as always. I have alerts for your channel so I dont know why this never came up. All the other ones did. The mysteries of KZbin...congrats on 100K subs!!!

[@christianbuczko1481]

Hunga tunga was over 1 year ago, it says this video is 8months old, so it would predate this video.

[@jayjaynella4539]

That Hunga volcano caused an immensely wet winter in Australia and also in South Africa due to the mass of water ejected into the atmosphere that took several months to descend.

[@scottjackson1420]

I own a copy of the book by Simon Winchester, "Krakatoa The Day The World Exploded: August 27, 1883." It's so very good. It's almost shocking to think that this happened in what can be called modern times. It can happen again. With the expansion of human habitation, I can barely imagine the damage that will happen when an eruption like this next occurs.

[@Geodiode]

Absolutely. Just look at Vesuvius and how the Greater Naples city has expanded to all around that volcano.

[@escapedia]

Great video! The narration is informative and engaging, providing a detailed overview of the Krakatoa volcanic eruption of 1883, including the causes, impact, and historical context. The visuals are also impressive, helping to illustrate the scale and magnitude of this catastrophic event. Overall, an excellent educational resource for anyone interested in geology and natural disasters. Warm greeting from Jakarta, Indonesia 😀👍👌🙏

[@jamjardj1974]

Causes?😂

[@Geodiode]

Thank you very much for your detailed and considered comment.

[@catmomchantel]

I've always held an interest in art history, as well as geology, so I was so incredibly fascinated when I first learned of the way this eruption affected sunsets and how you can see evidence of it in the artwork of the time. A super interesting way to see these 2 worlds collide.

[@Geodiode]

Indeed - the connections with the natural world and art are endless.

[@zoology6572]

Hi! These types of videos are cool and I really enjoy them!

[@tddt1615]

This is educational, and really engaging, man, you deserves more subs! Bravo

[@Geodiode]

Wow, thank you! And welcome to the channel! Yes, the YT algorithm is finally catching up. Long overdue! ;)

[@johnjephcote7636]

I recall the true tale of the British clipper plying the Sunda Straits just before the main eruption, with the crew shovelling the ash overboard as fast as possible to prevent a capsize (as one would ice). The ship survived but as the sound of the final eruption was heard across the Pacific, I reckon the crew must have been deafened.

[@Geodiode]

Incredible that they survived, but yes, I imagine they must have all lost their hearing.

[@colleennobbs7218]

Thank you. Well done. Looking forward to more ❤

[@Geodiode]

Thanks!

[@tsreiki]

I really enjoyed this.. so interesting, fascinating!.. I want to know more about volcanoes now! Well produced. Thank you ❤🙏

[@Geodiode]

Thank you - and wonderful to hear! Yes, my videos are there as subject introductions to then prompt a deeper study afterwards.

[@giuseppersa2391]

Definitely one of the best documentaries on a most fascinating subject.. Thank you 😊🌹

[@Geodiode]

Thank you!

[@steppedonmyglasses]

I was in Anyer, Banten with my family when Anak Krakataw (child of Krakatoa) erupted and caused tsunami in 2018. We heard some loud noise in the evening but didn't think it was the eruption. Fortunately, when there was a warning about tsunami we quickly decided to go to Jakarta. I only knows about the news of tsunami from morning news.

[@Geodiode]

Fascinating to hear. And I'm glad you survived. Sadly many didn't.

[@davidspurlock3836]

Thank you for the very informative and well made video. I much enjoyed it. 🙂

[@Geodiode]

Thank you v much! Please check out my other content!

[@alperenbaser7952]

great job once more . We need more videos from you . We miss you

[@Geodiode]

Thanks again Alperen. I would do more, except my main job has me so busy and will likely be so until the end of the year :(

[@richardtorres2676]

I don’t have any experience with volcanoes! But I feel really impressed when they turn actives, the lava flow color, like a river of fire is just as amazing as dangerous! Love this video! Thanks for this awesome episode! 🌋✨

[@Geodiode]

Thank you Richard! Yes, they hold a fascination for all of us I think. The raw power, the spectacle, the danger, the feeling that there isn't anything we can do to control them as humans.

[@vishalgaur9669]

No offence but you are freak

[@juliocean1331]

Great video, footage, maps and commentary! Definitely on my Bucket List! 🌋💕🙏

[@Geodiode]

Thanks! Yes definitely worth a visit from other accounts I've read here. And you can brag that you put your toes on Kraka... :)

[@flaviamochel1820]

Great video! Thank you so much!

[@matthewcoleman7083]

An interesting topic for a video could be the Temperate Rainforest Biome (I know you briefly touched in this in a previous video) particularly the Celtic Rainforests found in western parts of the British Isles

[@Geodiode]

Thanks for the suggestion. At some future distant date i may look at this again in more detail, but it wouldn't fit the "infamous" aspect of this series.

[@matthewcoleman7083]

Fair enough. It was more of a general suggestion

[@nemyz7421]

The great explosion of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 on the island of Java, which changed the auroras in several countries and temperatures around the world , was the fantastic meeting two great forces of nature : "FIRE AND WATER" Greetings from Brazil / South América

[@Geodiode]

Nicely put!

[@DerekB99]

Very well-done documentary. Some jaw-dropping facts.

[@user-pq5fn7ih7w]

Loved this video...wish to hear more..thank you..❤

[@tygerbyrn]

Awesome video of a devastating disaster. A fine accompaniment to Simon Winchester’s book detailing Krakatoa. Subbed!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks so much!

[@indigocheetah4172]

Your video and analysis of the volcanoe is appreciated . I can not imagine the horrific ordeal the people who were there went through.

[@Geodiode]

Glad you appreciated it. Yes, it is beyond most human experience to suffer what 100,000+ went through on this day.

[@indigocheetah4172]

@@Geodiode , your video is excellent. It is beyond my imagination the loss of li6. When White Island erupted in New Zealand . I followed the story as several Australians were hurt . Along with others a horrific ordeal . What are your thoughts on the incident , thanks .

[@venderpara7895]

didnt the same thing happen back 1800s and the sailships and bay town across the island got wiped off

[@Gopherbee]

Fantastic video. I dig your narration style. Subbed!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks Alan!

[@mattanderson6672]

Loved this!! Thank you

[@Geodiode]

Welcome!

[@Paradiso.21]

Inspired by this eruption, Karel Čapek, one of the best known Czech authors, named one of his books Krakatit where a scientist invents an increadibly strong explosive (the Krakatit) and has to make sure no one replicates his formula or misuses the explosive he already created. I can wholeheartedly recommend reading it; it¨s been one of my favourite books since high school (or perhaps check out his theatre play script R.U.R. where the word 'robot' was invented and used for the very first time).

[@christinarcelano2235]

This is a beautifully edited, magnificently presented video with an immersive educational experience that I wish to continue. Thank you.

[@Geodiode]

Wow - thank you very much Christina! This video only just recently started getting a lot of views. I may have to do another in this series now...

[@28pbtkh23]

@@Geodiode - I agree. The video is beautifully shot with good narration.

[@Nataleigh0997]

Absolutely fabulous video about volcanoes. Thank you!

[@Geodiode]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

[@megawega6370]

Great video. Thanks for the upload on this.

[@Geodiode]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Daemonarch2k6]

These flashes in the ash of an eruption are pretty scary. Volcanoes are absolutely fascinating.

[@Geodiode]

Yep. The air is very dry, and the mixing of air currents within the plume causes a static buildup leading to lightning. There is some epic footage of this in a recent Chilean eruption.

[@iskotayo1]

I've joined in an open trip to the "Son of Krakatoa" and 2 years later it erupted once again into an almost flattened crater, and its forbidden from any tourist activity... When I knew it erupted, I suddenly feel so lucky that I've reached the top of it before its gone forever, that and the island where I visit near it, resort no more... 😢😢😢

[@Geodiode]

Thanks for sharing! But don't worry, Anak will return!

[@iskotayo1]

@@Geodiode how? Another eruption? I hope not in the immediate time

[@raysmith1028]

Thank you for such a Technical account with excellent information and quality photography

[@Geodiode]

It's my pleasure! Thanks!

[@nancydemoss2945]

Cool video, thanks! I've always wondered about Krakatoa but never have read anything or seen a video. I've subscribed to your channel and look forward to future videos.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks Nancy! Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy my other content.

[@zeideerskine3462]

On 24 April 2022 Anak Krakatoa had a major eruption leading to a soundwave that traveled around the world twice and a serious tsunami that had surprisingly few victims thanks to a good early warning system. This is now the second Krakatoa and Anak Krakatoa video I have seen that has been posted since that eruption and made no mention of it. Strange that. Even if the videos were made before the latest Anak Krakatoa eruption they can add a mention to make them up to date.

[@Geodiode]

Perhaps you didn't hear me say "as of this video a new eruption is ongoing"?

[@maryatkinson2006]

Ah, that's the year of tsunami I could not recall that was recent in the news. And an undersea quake near Aceh happened in September.

[@juttaweise]

I highly recomment the book "Krakatao, the day the world exploded" by Simon Winchester. (also available in german). One of the most interesting books I ever read. He not only describes the actual explosion, but everything that happend before and after. For instance I learned that the scientific world did not know about the moving of the tectonic plates until the middle of the last century!

[@Geodiode]

Yes! Many recommendations in these comments about that book.

[@Stoccado]

Very well done! Thanks for sharing!

[@Geodiode]

Thank you too!

[@schnertblatt]

Not only did I enjoy this video, but also I learned so much! Thank you for this enlightening video! 😺👍🏻

[@Geodiode]

Glad you liked it and found it useful!

[@schnertblatt]

@@Geodiode Oh, I did! Thank you again! 😺👍🏻

[@mauricedavis2160]

Excellent episode Sir!!!🙏👍👻❣️

[@Geodiode]

Thank you!

[@Pepeekeo808]

Travelled via Pelni Line ship from Sumatra to Jakarta in 1976. Saw smoke coming from Anak Krakatoa as we passed by.. Also stayed at Lake Toba for several days. Fun times!

[@Geodiode]

Good story!

[@NiX_aKi]

Beautiful presentation! Worth subscribing 💕

[@Geodiode]

Thanks and welcome!

[@andrewruddy962]

Love it, thank you for making and posting. Santorini, Greece your next video, please.

[@Geodiode]

Thank you! Santorini gets a mention in my new video about Greek history. Check it out!

[@just_kos99]

I read that the last major eruption of Toba, about 75K years ago, was probably the loudest sound ever heard by modern Humans (which I guess we were back then, already modern). My only direct experience of a volcanic eruption was Mt St Helens. I was up that Sunday morning reading the comics and I heard a POP! like a jet going supersonic (I know what that sounds like 'cause I used to live next to a SAC Air Force base). Living next to Sea-Tac Airport by this time, I was wondering why a jet would be going supersonic so close to a commercial airport. Didn't learn till after my breakfast date with my boyfriend that the mountain had violently erupted at 8:32am.

[@colinashby3775]

I read that when Krakatoa erupted, the land that was blown away left a hole 1000 feet deep. Can you imagine that amount of land getting blasted away and the rush of incoming water into that.

[@Geodiode]

Indeed. Wherever you get a large displacement (into, or out of) water, you get these tsunamis. Landslides into fjords, like the one in Alaska that supposedly produced the highest wave recorded (over 100m I think)...

[@colinashby3775]

@@Geodiode that was over 1500 feet high. There was a dad and son in a sailing boat that was hit by the wave and survived. Their story is on the web

[@philiphudgens4726]

@@colinashby3775 Thanks for saving me the trouble - I read that story in a Bill Bryson book when I was a kid.

[@philiphudgens4726]

Go check out Yellowstone if you want to see the stunning evidence of a "large amount" of land having been blasted away.

[@colinashby3775]

@@philiphudgens4726 when I visit America I would love to

[@rodgerscott6405]

Excellent job of creating this informative and interesting video. A+

[@Geodiode]

Thank you very much!

[@jackjones8363]

I've been to Krakatau (Local spelling/pronunciation) and the area near Krakatau many times. I live in both the UK and Indonesia and regularly stay in Carita, a beach resort in full view of the volcanic island that grew from the exploded Krakatau. I love it there weekdays when it's just the locals who are so friendly. I have taken some of the most stunning post sunset photos from Carita Beach, over the years... One of my saddest Indonesia memories was back in the early 90s when a teacher friend from Canada, named Polly, died after being hit by volcanic rock, ejected during an eruption. To this day it still smokes and retuning to Jakarta more recently an eruption from the seabed caused a tsunami that killed members of a local band and others at a party seeing in the new year.. I'm writing this from my 38th floor, sea view, studio apartment, which I rent for under £150 pm...

[@bloqk16]

I'm very impressed that the Tsar Bomba was brought up as a comparison @7:26, as that explosion and devastation was well documented; as prior to viewing this video, the thought that crossed my mind: _I wonder how that 1883 Krakatoa event compared to the Tsar Bomba?_

[@Geodiode]

Of course! :) It's a reminder that we humans are humbled in our efforts of destruction by mother nature!

[@jayjaynella4539]

I saw the island of Krakatoa in 1998 on my first trip to Indonesia. The best part of my trip there for business.

[@Geodiode]

Nice to hear!

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Very insightful, Great video 👍👍

[@Geodiode]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maurasmith-mitsky762]

Krakatoa is a fascinating topic. Great video.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks!

[@fakhrulpulungan5933]

i'm from Indonesia and I love this video, its very accurate and brilliant. But we don't call it 'sunda plate' here, we call it 'eurasian plate'

[@Geodiode]

Glad you liked it, and I enjoyed saying a bit about your country. Regarding the Sunda vs Eurasian plate, some geologists use one, others the other. It was 50/50 on which to call it, and "heads" on the coin toss said "Sunda" :)

[@donjohnstone3707]

To be more geographically accurate, It should be called the Australasian Plate.

[@marknewton6984]

East of Java!

[@andreikaplanov8903]

Спасибо за труды. Интересно и познавательно. Удачи вам в дальнейшем!

[@DR-mq1vn]

I learned a lot from this video. Thank you.

[@kxmalahov]

thanks a lot!!! subscribed and like!!!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks for the sub!

[@ellecee453]

Absolutely fascinating! When I was young this was the most fascinating real story about the earth I'd ever heard.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks! And yes, when I was a kid, before internet or dedicated documentary TV channels, we just had the odd snippets of it, or had to read books. I remember reading about this event, and it was perhaps the first time I was made aware of how deadly nature could be. I was totally gripped! And so we come full circle, many decades later, and I got to tell the story in my own way.

[@ellecee453]

@@Geodiode You're welcome! I first saw a movie about it, then I sought out books about it. I really enjoyed your video.

[@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii]

When you find out that the strength of Krakatoa’s explosion is more than an atomic bomb… 😳😳😳

[@pbrn1729]

Thank you for sharing this information-fascinating!

[@Geodiode]

Glad you enjoyed it! Welcome!

[@nancydemoss2945]

What an interesting series of videos. Thanks!!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks, and welcome!

[@yoironfistbro8128]

"The heavier fractions of this superheated coloumn then sank back to the earth as a pyroclastic flow", he says, as the Ice Cap background music starts playing...

[@yoironfistbro8128]

Little did the narrator know, everything comes full circle as Geodiode starts talking about the drop in global temperatures from this eruption and then about Tambora's "Year Without a Summer.

[@Geodiode]

You are incurable!

[@dukecity7688]

Thank you. Ive read at least six books about Krakatoa. I can get enough good information. This was great. Well done. Thank You sir.

[@juanitolopez9731]

I first heard of the Krakatoa on its centenary, in 1983. I saw a documentary explaining the story, and I was fascinated because Mount Etna had erupted again recently and had been news all over the world. It would be years later that I would hear about the dormant monster that is sleeping under Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, a time-bomb in waiting. The day that that colossus erupts, the consequences will be absolutely catastrophic. Krakatoa will be fireworks compared to it.

[@Geodiode]

Indeed. Although we could be waiting 10,000s years for Yellowstone. We'll see.

[@alanr4447a]

@@Geodiode It might take that long. Then again, it might not.

[@geslinam9703]

@@alanr4447a it’s also possible that it won’t be a major eruption.

[@chargemankent]

The problem with Krakatoa is that it is not the only Active Volcano in Indonesia. And its explosion could trigger all the other Volcano in Indonesia, which in turn will Trigger every other Volcano in the Ring of Fire. Or so I heard my Geologist Friend said. He might be exaggerating right? Right? Please tell me I'm wrong, cuz while typing this, I scared myself off.

[@geslinam9703]

@@chargemankent I think might be right. I think even earthquakes, or an asteroid hitting the planet, can also trigger eruptions. All connected, geologically.

[@realitycheck7802]

My father passed through the Sunda straight in !927 as Anak krakatau was rebuiding above the waves. Quite incredibly in my lifetime two huge Tsunamis have devastated the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. Even more so, the eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Haapai near the main island of Tonga exceeded that in altitude of the eruptive collumn and the distance the sound travelled. It was heard in Alaska and is the focus of fascinating research enabled by modern technologies .

[@Geodiode]

Your father was lucky - to have both witnessed it, and survived! Re: Tonga Hunga - yes, it's in a lot of the comments on this video.

[@danielcusson6194]

Great video for a geology fan. Is it possible to know what is this beautiful music playing during your video? Thank you.

[@golhandincmen]

Liked the narrative, subbed

[@Geodiode]

Much appreciated! and thanks for the sub!

[@dukeon]

Great video! I love geology and midway through this I hit Like and Subscribe because I’m definitely going to check out your other videos. As regards Krakatau/Krakatoa, you probably know there’s a really good, very readable book by Simon Winchester about the eruption. As with all his books he prepares you by giving a whole history of the islands, the people, the Dutch colonizers, the flora, the fauna…you feed like you really know the place and the time and what is going on in the world. Then the tremors start… It’s my favorite book on the subject because he blends history and science with masterful storytelling. Reads like a novel, or like a good James Michener book, but it’s all factual. Anyone reading this, check it out if you can!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks v much! And welcome to the channel! Yes, many mentions of Simon's book. Haven't read it myself but going to add it to my list!

[@Evelyn-pl3we]

Such a great video! My question is, when will something like this happen again? I know there isn’t a way to know for sure, but it is only a matter of time, for sure! It’s unimaginable to imagine no summers or modified subsets

[@flyingsword135]

Tomorrow

[@Geodiode]

Good question! Interesting Pinatubo and Tonga Hunga, the only VEI 6's which have occurred in at least my lifetime, have not had devastating effects on climate, perhaps because we have a much more abundant form of agriculture in Europe and N. America these days, whereas 200 years ago we were still only barely producing enough food to feed ourselves, so when a climate shock occurred, many people would starve.

[@sekar9901]

For a volcano, it's growing rapidly, i'm not surprised if this bad boy will erupt in 300 years.