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I researched the volcano Krakatoa I learned that the eruption took place in the year 1883 on August 27 and it created a island called Anak Krakatoa (Child of Krakatoa)
And people believe that this eruption was caused by climate change (Global warming), it has been said that 36,000 people died because of this eruption and is one of the deadliest eruption in modern history many people died because of the blast and some others died because of the tsunamis that came after the volcano was between Lang and Verlaten which were the ones that had to get out of the mess and got 36,000 of the citizens killed May 1883 a German warship, reported that they saw clouds of ash above volcano Krakatau. People believe that the reason that the volcano erupted

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