It was the loudest sound Earth has ever made — and it nearly tore the planet apart.  On August 27, 1883, the island of Krakatoa in Indonesia exploded with a force so massive, it blew itself to pieces. The blast was heard over 3,000 miles away — across oceans, across continents. Sailors in the Indian Ocean went deaf. In western Australia, people thought they were under attack. In South Africa, the sea surged violently, rocking ships that had no idea a volcano was to blame.  The sky turned black. The sea rose up. Tsunamis as tall as a 15-story building crashed into coastlines. Entire villages vanished. Over 36,000 lives were lost — some in seconds. One British ship captain, just 40 miles from the blast, wrote before vanishing: “My last thoughts are with my dear wife. I am convinced the Day of Judgement has come.”  But the shock didn’t stop there. Ash circled the globe, turning sunsets blood red.

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Global temperatures dropped. Weather went wild. And the world was left wondering: how can one island make the whole planet shake?  When Krakatoa screamed, the world listened — and changed forever.