eruption

In 1883, a volcano on the island of Krakatoa, which sits between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, exploded. That explosion was heard by people in over 50 different geographical locations, spanning an area covering a thirteenth of the planet.

.I remember when Washington's Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1981 and realizing that we don't really have a lot of that going on in the United States. We have our tornadoes, earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes. Volcanoes, not so much. For that, I'm glad...