Krakatoa: the day the world exploded, August 27, 1883

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.

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Main Author: Winchester, Simon 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Harper-Collins 2003
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xvi, 416 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:0066212855

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