The article takes a look back at the eruption of the Indonesian volcano on August 27, 1983 on August 27, 1883. According to the author, the force of the Krakatoa eruption was equivalent to 200 megatons of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and triggered tsunamis which killed tens of thousands of people. The author adds that the Krakatoa eruption created the loudest sound in modern history and darkened the sky in many parts of the world.