The loudest recorded noise on Earth is often cited as the 1883 eruption of Krakatau – a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait, ...

A journalist described a catastrophic volcanic eruption before any official reports existed. Hours later, Krakatoa exploded ...

The loudest sound ever heard came from a natural event. The 1883 Krakatoa volcanic eruption in Indonesia registered an ...

Most people, if asked to name a volcanic eruption that changed history, reach for Krakatoa or Pompeii. The eruption of Laki in Iceland in 1783 belongs on that list, and by some measures it belongs at ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

Projectiles have been recovered from a damaged crude pipeline in the Sharara oilfield, one of Libya's largest production areas, according to the Libyan Interior Ministry. “The inspection and search ...

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Crews have extinguished a fire at a Texas oil refinery after a large explosion sent plumes of smoke into the air and prompted a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, officials said Tuesday, ...

No evidence has been found ‌that the explosion at Valero Energy's (VLO) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was a deliberate act, the Jefferson County Sheriff's office ⁠said, Reuters reported Tuesday.

BARTLETT, Iowa (WOWT) - One person has died in an explosion at an Iowa salvage yard Tuesday afternoon. Officials with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office say the explosion happened at a salvage yard ...

A fire at the Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery in Port Arthur has been put out and a shelter-in-place order lifted, following an explosion that erupted in flames and sent black smoke billowing into ...