First published at 07:21 UTC on January 10th, 2022.
Krakatoa : The Great Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami Documentary. 2005.
Takes viewers back in time to the first major volcanic event to gain global attention.
This feature-length docudrama uses computer generated graphics and dramatic reenactments dr…
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Krakatoa : The Great Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami Documentary. 2005.
Takes viewers back in time to the first major volcanic event to gain global attention.
This feature-length docudrama uses computer generated graphics and dramatic reenactments drawn from the narratives of preserved journal entries to chronicle the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa -
one of, if not the most important eruption in scientific history.
The eruption was so loud that the sound was heard over a twelfth of the Earth’s surface, the shockwaves reverberated around the entire planet, seven times.
This explosion also caused giant tsunami, the largest of them twice the height of those of 2004.
These enormous waves wiped out 165 Indonesian towns and villages killing over 36,000 people.
Within hours news of the disaster was transmitted around the globe, and scientists of the time struggled to comprehend the geological? forces that caused the tragedy.
This film reconstructs the true stories of survivors from their accounts and diaries, to piece together what happened in the months leading up to the most famous eruption of all time.
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