It's in it's pyroclastic cone building stage right now, so it will go on like this for a while, perhaps developing additional vents like it had in 1883 when it was a 3 vent volcanic complex. In time it will go quiet for a long time as pressure builds for the next cataclysmic eruption. When it gets large enough a plug of cooled magma will form in it's throat, and the pressure will just build and build.
This was pretty big, now imagine the bang that took place in 1883. If you check out Krakatau Island on google earth, it's four islands divided by water. It was one single island 11 miles wide with three craters back then. The epicenter was where the middle island is today. Except for three small rests which are the other three islands today, everything of the original island got obliterated to dust. Residents tell of gigantic tsunamis (60 feet+) which came up because right after the the final eruption there was literally nothing there for a moment, a hole in the ocean. The water was pushed away completely and had to fill Ground Zero up first and thus formed the Tsunamis.
+MioRaem there was one even bigger than that in 436 according to the javanese book of kings mentioned in wikipedia. That explosion reportedly split Java from Sumatra
MioRaen: Not entirely true. You mentioned that the other two islands, Perlaten and Lang I think they're called. They weren't a part of the Krakatoa island, and were pre existing before and after the 1883 event. Perlaten and Lang were however the remnants of a much older volcano that was destroyed in the 416 AD eruption. The only remaining piece of the 1883 island is Rakata, which used to be the largest peak of the three vents.
Thanks! I loved watching Anak Krakatoa in all its splendor! I just got back from the volcano today. Even without the eruption, it is an awesome place. We got up to the first level, where we could see all the sulfur and the smoke. The ground was so hot from our proximity to the volcano. What power!!
Sitting on the beach 6 degrees from the equator watching the volcano erupt sounds like my kind of evening. Amazing video, thanks for sharing! Now I want to go to Indonesia...
Hi just watched your video and loved it. I was in the Philippines till 10 June 1991, only 5 days before the major eruption of Mount Pinatubo; it’s a site you will never forget. We were advised by the Australian embassy to leave as they couldn’t guarantee our safety, we took the advice and left. It was the smart move the hotel we stayed in was destroyed by volcanic ash.
I was typing out some big thing about editing and such but I'm just gonna shorten it and say, "Great video! Great shots! Great editing!" Thanks for posting it. :)
Thanks for posting this vid! Amazing, Krakatoa always seems to like going off with a big bang. I did a project on this volcano when I was young at school, on its infamous huge eruption that happened all those years ago. I'm still in awe of it to this day.
Wow... what an incredible video...I was completely mesmerized watching it. Saved to my favorites. Perhaps the most interesting 5 minutes of video I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing!
It is a static charge. The ash particles rub against each other and build up a charge and once that charge is strong enough it will discharge and that is the lighting we see.
Very impressive James and I don't throw that out often, please keep up the good work and looking forward to more videos. From one James to another, take care.
Wow, quite awesome, very fine footage of typical Vulcanian activity. Seeing this after going through the mess at Merapi must have been an eerie feeling, hasn't it? Thanks for sharing all this amazing footage, both of Krakatau and Merapi! Greetings from another volcano, Mount Etna, which will be calling you someday in the not-too-distant future :
Amazing footage taken here. I recently saw the docu-drama called "Krakatoa - The Last Days' which showed the simply mind-blowing power of that 1883 eruption. As a previous comment states, and totally agree, I am also in awe of what happened all those years ago.
i am studying volcanoes as i would ljke to have a job like thos when im older. as ive been reserching deeply into this i have found out that this volcanoe is going through one of ots dangerous times yet. yes we may result back to seekng de ja vu from 1883 we mogjt actually see a more devastating explosion which scoentists discoverd that there was one bigger than krakatoa but the same place in around 563 ad maybe it will be worse bit we never know i am only 14 years old but still i find intrests into this
@Einhander49 It was in 1883. The largest eruption created the loudest natural sound heard in recent times. It was heard as far away as Rodrigues Island(part of Mauritius) 2,968 miles away. The inaudible pressure waves circled the world seven times and instruments still recorded them five days after the eruption. Two good indications of just how powerful that eruption was.
These shots are beautiful but the cuts are too quick. I wish you'd waited longer between them, gave us more time to appreciate the beauty of the awesome power on display. Very much the appreciate the upload but would definitely love to see a longer, slower series of shots without any input/talking (no offence) just to lose myself in.
Thanks for the comments Isa, all good and valid feedback there. I always try and keep my mouth shut when I'm shooting but it can be hard to control others around me haha
went there in 2006 - went by speed boat - cost $90 - best money i spent - walked up the vulcano then shared some fresh lobsters on the beach with some fishermen - brilliant day - brilliant country .
This is fantastic video. I went there in '98. It seemed quiet, but as I climbed to the top, it snapped, crackled and popped beneath my feat, and the ground was very hot to the touch. The forest section at the eastern end had several areas where lava bombs had recently crashed down from above, splintering full-grown trees like wooden matches under a boot and torching patches of greenery to ash. Other bombs had landed in the flatter ground leaving craters that were still moist from being exposed. We went spearfishing at some bommies off Rakata, and while I was about 20 ft down, a sound like a sledge-hammer hitting a big wok clanged through the sea, scaring the shit out of us. My right ear still rings from that. Thank you and fuck you too, Krakatau.
@1:50 ....iguana? He's like im outta here. Not a fan of Sulfur baths. What kind of wildlife is on that island? And do they know in advance before volcano erupts to get out or off island?
All of you guys are complaining about how this guy was an idiot to film Krakatoa erupting, but remember this. In Yellowstone National Park sits a volcano that, last time it erupted, did not simply kill several thousand people and produce an extremely loud sound, but caused global destruction thought to reduce the human population to only a thousand. Yet we made a national park there, which thousands of people come to every day, and visit it solely to look at the pretty geysers, which ironically are caused by what will most certainly cause at least a million or more deaths at some point in the future.
there are some islands near the krakatau's child volcano.. soo.. it's normal if ppl come to those islands to see the krakatau's child volcano or catch some fish near the krakatau's child volcano. it's still in the safe zone. for the yellowstone supervolcano, ppl walk around on the top of the super volcano. what the hell.
@TheGiantskeleton42 there was a larger volcano in 1628 it was called the The Minoan eruption of Thera, it was a major catastrophic volcanic eruptions. .The eruption is one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history. The eruption devastated the island of Thera.
Fun little fact: The loudest sound ever produced on this planet was on that very island/volcano back in the late 1800s. They say that the sound could be heard 3000 miles away. And the shock wave produced from that sound would register days after it had happened. Crazy shit.
@TyphoonHunter Thanks for the reply, didn't quite notice it until now! wonder what density is needed before the ash clouds can pack enough current to arc to ground. I only wonder if something like Yellowstone went off or some event happened to cause multiple eruptions large enough to black the sun out for years would their be large electrical storms globally during this period also?
This Volcano has been put on High Alert Level 5 to be exact. Be Alert folks and stay tuned to your local news stations and possible near by Major Earthquakes in the next few days.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT WAS SPECTACULARLY BEAUTIFUL!!! NIGHT SHOTS WERE BREATHTAKING! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING IT W/US! GOD BLESS YA FOR IT! Keep Rocking It In The Free World, Mate ~,,,/
Hi! It's an amazing video. I was wondering if I can use this video for an article that I'm writing on vocanoes. I can place a link back to youtube. I hope I can get a response from you before next Monday.
*facepalm* Krakatoa and Anak Krakatau are one and the same. Anak Krakatau is simply the active crater inside the caldera and the only active Krakatoa Island as of today.
If krakatoa was 830 m. high when it exploded and the new volcaton has risen 300 m. in 100 years. Would the next eruption come in 150 years? Is that a wise way of estimating when the next eruption will happen?
@interstateruler the minoan eruption of 1620BC could be heard in india. it caused crop failure in china and caused the whole of europe to slow down in growth.
@chatterjeemilan It was caused by the eruptions. So much pressure had built up in the magma chamber that it erupted out of the volcano with great force. But once the chamber was emtpy it could not support the weight of the volcano above it, and most of it collapsed it into the sea. Crater Lake, Oregon is another good example of such a volcanic collapse.
WHAT ARE THESE IDIOTS DOING SO CLOSE TO THE VOLCANO?. I love the Komodo Dragon walking away, (Komodo Dragon saying to himself, Ah, stupid tourists I hope that I am dead and they are not around when he goes POOF for real again).
I live in Sabah which is in the northern part of the Island of Borneo, that is, formerly North Borneo. Sabah is a founding member of the Federation of Malaysia. The original Krakatau or Krakatoa erupted in 1883. There is a story still being told to this day that the native people of North Borneo, the Tangaa tribe of the Kadazan people in Penampang caught salt water fish that were swept by the tsunami caused by the eruption.
it would just rebuild itself over time. When the previous Ash cone erupted it went up with a force of 200 Megatons, which makes our largest current nuclear weapon seem quite puny.
Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the feedback!
It's in it's pyroclastic cone building stage right now, so it will go on like this for a while, perhaps developing additional vents like it had in 1883 when it was a 3 vent volcanic complex. In time it will go quiet for a long time as pressure builds for the next cataclysmic eruption. When it gets large enough a plug of cooled magma will form in it's throat, and the pressure will just build and build.
During April of this year, you turned out to be correct.
Then, Kaboom Boom!
the cone is gone now
This was pretty big, now imagine the bang that took place in 1883. If you check out Krakatau Island on google earth, it's four islands divided by water. It was one single island 11 miles wide with three craters back then. The epicenter was where the middle island is today. Except for three small rests which are the other three islands today, everything of the original island got obliterated to dust. Residents tell of gigantic tsunamis (60 feet+) which came up because right after the the final eruption there was literally nothing there for a moment, a hole in the ocean. The water was pushed away completely and had to fill Ground Zero up first and thus formed the Tsunamis.
They say the final explosion was the loudest sound ever heard by Humans.
+MioRaem there was one even bigger than that in 436 according to the javanese book of kings mentioned in wikipedia. That explosion reportedly split Java from Sumatra
MioRaen: Not entirely true. You mentioned that the other two islands, Perlaten and Lang I think they're called. They weren't a part of the Krakatoa island, and were pre existing before and after the 1883 event. Perlaten and Lang were however the remnants of a much older volcano that was destroyed in the 416 AD eruption. The only remaining piece of the 1883 island is Rakata, which used to be the largest peak of the three vents.
Thanks! I loved watching Anak Krakatoa in all its splendor! I just got back from the volcano today. Even without the eruption, it is an awesome place. We got up to the first level, where we could see all the sulfur and the smoke. The ground was so hot from our proximity to the volcano. What power!!
So I think Krakatoa seconds eruption in Indonesia
The eruption 1883 2010 2018 2019 2020
@1BassJohn You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback!
Sitting on the beach 6 degrees from the equator watching the volcano erupt sounds like my kind of evening. Amazing video, thanks for sharing! Now I want to go to Indonesia...
Absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this video. I am truly in awe of the world we live on when I see things like this.
Hi just watched your video and loved it.
I was in the Philippines till 10 June 1991, only 5 days before the major eruption of Mount Pinatubo; it’s a site you will never forget.
We were advised by the Australian embassy to leave as they couldn’t guarantee our safety, we took the advice and left.
It was the smart move the hotel we stayed in was destroyed by volcanic ash.
I was typing out some big thing about editing and such but I'm just gonna shorten it and say, "Great video! Great shots! Great editing!"
Thanks for posting it. :)
Thanks for posting this vid! Amazing, Krakatoa always seems to like going off with a big bang. I did a project on this volcano when I was young at school, on its infamous huge eruption that happened all those years ago. I'm still in awe of it to this day.
Wow... what an incredible video...I was completely mesmerized watching it. Saved to my favorites. Perhaps the most interesting 5 minutes of video I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing!
It is a static charge. The ash particles rub against each other and build up a charge and once that charge is strong enough it will discharge and that is the lighting we see.
@skywarnjlw3 Thanks for the feedback James, glad you enjoyed the video. Anak Krakatau is an amazing place.
Oh, this is so beautiful! Thank you a lot for showing this spectacular beauty, James!
Very impressive James and I don't throw that out often, please keep up the good work and looking forward to more videos. From one James to another, take care.
ESPECTACULAR!!! 👍😉
Can someone tell me what caused the lightning at 3:06
K Krazz
K Krazz?pageId=115052050602745392787 much like in a thundercloud, instead of ice, ash particle rub together and form static electricity.
Thanks a lot!
Static electricity in the eruption cloud....look for some of the sakurajima footage on here and you will see it also...
Negative and positive charged particles coming into contact and creating an arch (lightning)
Wow, quite awesome, very fine footage of typical Vulcanian activity. Seeing this after going through the mess at Merapi must have been an eerie feeling, hasn't it? Thanks for sharing all this amazing footage, both of Krakatau and Merapi! Greetings from another volcano, Mount Etna, which will be calling you someday in the not-too-distant future :
Amazing footage taken here. I recently saw the docu-drama called "Krakatoa - The Last Days' which showed the simply mind-blowing power of that 1883 eruption. As a previous comment states, and totally agree, I am also in awe of what happened all those years ago.
I really enjoyed watching this. Thanks for posting
anak krakatau is very pist off!!!......beautiful video of mother nature showing her dangerous powers!!.....thanks for sharing...
This video Rocks.Thanks for giving almost real time experience!
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Amazing video! I love the closeups! That must be pretty amazing to see with your own eyes.
Great! - I just watched via NY Times website, so congrats for the interview there too.
still growing, 5 mtr/ years.
all this makes you wonder about the primitive earth and our history! IT GIVES ME THE MOST UNIQUE CHILLS!! WOW!!
The night-time Strombolian eruptions are spectacular! I'd love to take a bucket list trip there.
@Dragonflytrumpeter1 Glad you enjoyed the show!
i can see why the ancients looked at these as immortal gods!
Now we look at the climate as a Goddess trying to destroy us due to our sins of burning fossil fuels....nothing's really changed.
i am studying volcanoes as i would ljke to have a job like thos when im older. as ive been reserching deeply into this i have found out that this volcanoe is going through one of ots dangerous times yet. yes we may result back to seekng de ja vu from 1883 we mogjt actually see a more devastating explosion which scoentists discoverd that there was one bigger than krakatoa but the same place in around 563 ad maybe it will be worse bit we never know i am only 14 years old but still i find intrests into this
@skullaria Thanks for sharing the video and glad you enjoyed it!
@Einhander49 It was in 1883. The largest eruption created the loudest natural sound heard in recent times. It was heard as far away as Rodrigues Island(part of Mauritius) 2,968 miles away. The inaudible pressure waves circled the world seven times and instruments still recorded them five days after the eruption. Two good indications of just how powerful that eruption was.
Can I use this for a school project. Ill give you full credit for the video
Awesome video, James. :) Love, love, love the lizard. Gives it good perspective. I shared it on Facebook. :)
awsome Vid, awsome Volcano, awsome Camera Tripod!
These shots are beautiful but the cuts are too quick. I wish you'd waited longer between them, gave us more time to appreciate the beauty of the awesome power on display.
Very much the appreciate the upload but would definitely love to see a longer, slower series of shots without any input/talking (no offence) just to lose myself in.
Thanks for the comments Isa, all good and valid feedback there. I always try and keep my mouth shut when I'm shooting but it can be hard to control others around me haha
went there in 2006 - went by speed boat - cost $90 - best money i spent - walked up the vulcano then shared some fresh lobsters on the beach with some fishermen - brilliant day - brilliant country .
I love it! thanks Sir James... 5 star!
huge! and considering a few days ago, the same volcano erupted again and you're there again! :)
"TyphoonHunter"
Video about a volcano
:)
WOW! Great footage!!! Wish I was there!
Great video. Thanks for sharing and hoping I can get down there some day.
This is fantastic video. I went there in '98. It seemed quiet, but as I climbed to the top, it snapped, crackled and popped beneath my feat, and the ground was very hot to the touch. The forest section at the eastern end had several areas where lava bombs had recently crashed down from above, splintering full-grown trees like wooden matches under a boot and torching patches of greenery to ash. Other bombs had landed in the flatter ground leaving craters that were still moist from being exposed. We went spearfishing at some bommies off Rakata, and while I was about 20 ft down, a sound like a sledge-hammer hitting a big wok clanged through the sea, scaring the shit out of us. My right ear still rings from that. Thank you and fuck you too, Krakatau.
Wow! That lightning make this look so much more badass!!! Hope no one gets hurt!
@1:50 ....iguana? He's like im outta here. Not a fan of Sulfur baths. What kind of wildlife is on that island? And do they know in advance before volcano erupts to get out or off island?
All of you guys are complaining about how this guy was an idiot to film Krakatoa erupting, but remember this. In Yellowstone National Park sits a volcano that, last time it erupted, did not simply kill several thousand people and produce an extremely loud sound, but caused global destruction thought to reduce the human population to only a thousand. Yet we made a national park there, which thousands of people come to every day, and visit it solely to look at the pretty geysers, which ironically are caused by what will most certainly cause at least a million or more deaths at some point in the future.
is that will gonna happen.. the geologist will warned them..
+Sam Deen difference is we can't do much about it and yellowstone is not active. but this other volcano is active and could have blown off any time.
there are some islands near the krakatau's child volcano..
soo.. it's normal if ppl come to those islands to see the krakatau's child volcano or catch some fish near the krakatau's child volcano. it's still in the safe zone.
for the yellowstone supervolcano, ppl walk around on the top of the super volcano. what the hell.
@manmanguy No, because Anak Krakatau is not erupting that violently and there's no 20 mile proximity.
Great video, it's amazing to see those hundred pound boulders fly through the air, this would definitely be something to see some day...
O.25 awesome picture and standing beauty nature.love from indonesia 😍
@TheGiantskeleton42 there was a larger volcano in 1628
it was called the The Minoan eruption of Thera, it was a major catastrophic volcanic eruptions. .The eruption is one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history. The eruption devastated the island of Thera.
I am in awe looking this video but also do remember the stories of the indonesian people that I heard about Krakatua and the legends.
@bmanct Thanks for the message. Can't wait to visit Etna next time it erupts!
What camera y ou used ?
saw it like this aswell, couple of weeks ago!
a whole lot of smoke and some rocks flying out!
Was really cool
Fun little fact: The loudest sound ever produced on this planet was on that very island/volcano back in the late 1800s. They say that the sound could be heard 3000 miles away. And the shock wave produced from that sound would register days after it had happened.
Crazy shit.
@nolimetangere67 Thanks for the feedback!
@TyphoonHunter Thanks for the reply, didn't quite notice it until now! wonder what density is needed before the ash clouds can pack enough current to arc to ground. I only wonder if something like Yellowstone went off or some event happened to cause multiple eruptions large enough to black the sun out for years would their be large electrical storms globally during this period also?
@mattsieluv What exactly is the sound caused by? The explosion or the collaspe of the volcano?
This Volcano has been put on High Alert Level 5 to be exact. Be Alert folks and stay tuned to your local news stations and possible near by Major Earthquakes in the next few days.
Hmmm it's a tourist attractions, it's in Indonesia and it's in the middle of ocean soo it's probably save, it's save because,I life in Indonesia
WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT WAS SPECTACULARLY BEAUTIFUL!!! NIGHT SHOTS WERE BREATHTAKING! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING IT W/US! GOD BLESS YA FOR IT! Keep Rocking It In The Free World, Mate ~,,,/
Hi! It's an amazing video. I was wondering if I can use this video for an article that I'm writing on vocanoes. I can place a link back to youtube. I hope I can get a response from you before next Monday.
Amazing video shots
Thanks Jose!
Earth Uncut TV did any of those huge rocks reached the ocean?
I lived in Seattle when St Helens blew, but this one is scarey, what is going on with all the big eruptions? Is the Planet flexing its muscles?
Great video - thanks for this - i hope Anak doesn't grow up to be like it's dad!!!
Very cool stuff, you take fantastic video.
This is one angry volcano
@TyphoonHunter sure its not a baby komodo?
one of the most active volcano on earth
*facepalm*
Krakatoa and Anak Krakatau are one and the same. Anak Krakatau is simply the active crater inside the caldera and the only active Krakatoa Island as of today.
nice footage? where are you now? visitingng ibu krakatau?
terimakasih, sekarang saya jadi mengetahui bagaimana gunung api terlihat saat sedang meletus.
My mum comes from java
I thought Krakatoa was a super volcano and caldera? Wasnt it what caused one of the 5 extinctions or something like that?
2018 and still watching him...
wow beautifully said. almost as magnificent as the vid itself ;p
If krakatoa was 830 m. high when it exploded and the new volcaton has risen 300 m. in 100 years.
Would the next eruption come in 150 years?
Is that a wise way of estimating when the next eruption will happen?
@creforce explosion sound delay about 4-5 seconds... you need to hear it with headphone for addition....
Less than a hundred years old and there is already a forest on it. Amazing.
@interstateruler the minoan eruption of 1620BC could be heard in india.
it caused crop failure in china and caused the whole of europe to slow down in growth.
@creforce They are on an ocean with wind and the explosion are sometimes soundless or at least not that audible
02:02 since when rakata island has komodo??? lol
+Adi Susanto Not a komodo dragon, just a goanna :p
+Adi Susanto just a monitoring lizard.. biawak ah elah.. bukan komodo =.=
Adi Susanto that is a biawak, not a komodo
That's actually an Asian Water Monitor Lizard or Biwak
Biwak crawling past a flip-flop LOL!
Nice vid. Thanks.
I hope it doesn’t erupt like it did so long ago! That would be so horrible. I feel so scared for the people that live so close to it! :(
Cool, I would like to go there one day.
@chatterjeemilan It was caused by the eruptions. So much pressure had built up in the magma chamber that it erupted out of the volcano with great force. But once the chamber was emtpy it could not support the weight of the volcano above it, and most of it collapsed it into the sea. Crater Lake, Oregon is another good example of such a volcanic collapse.
WHAT ARE THESE IDIOTS DOING SO CLOSE TO THE VOLCANO?. I love the Komodo Dragon walking away, (Komodo Dragon saying to himself, Ah, stupid tourists I hope that I am dead and they are not around when he goes POOF for real again).
It's not a komodo dragon.
Ilovemycamper its biawak common here small reptile 😀
it's monitoring lizard. did u ever seen the monitoring lizard on TV, bro?
komodo dragon is the big version of monitoring lizard
its a monitor lizard.. not a Komodo..
it is mostly called Komodo dragon
and thank you very much for this vid
Wow u can see its a pelean eruption
@markodjorem I love this. Krakatoa's 1800's explosion is intriguing.
I live in Sabah which is in the northern part of the Island of Borneo, that is, formerly North Borneo. Sabah is a founding member of the Federation of Malaysia.
The original Krakatau or Krakatoa erupted in 1883. There is a story still being told to this day that the native people of North Borneo, the Tangaa tribe of the Kadazan people in Penampang caught salt water fish that were swept by the tsunami caused by the eruption.
22 december 2018 tsunami krakatau in java island
Ive been inside that crater... in 1988. Didnt realise it was so active... Gulp
This is a amazing volcanic eruption. But not what happen with Krakatoa in the 1800's I heard the eruption was the loudest ever
Wow!!!!!!!!!
Shes growing quickly i remember vids of when she was below the surface of the water.
Notice the electrical discharge at 3:06 whats that all about, anyone know?
Krakatoa: one Bad Ass little volcano. Love it!
it would just rebuild itself over time. When the previous Ash cone erupted it went up with a force of 200 Megatons, which makes our largest current nuclear weapon seem quite puny.
Didn't this volcano have the loudest boom than any other volcano in history