Today marks the 125th anniversary of the eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia. The volcano released so much ash that it affected climate as far as Europe (some people say it was so loud, that it also inspired Edvard Munch's 'Scream').

Quoted: Krakatau (aka Krakatoa) had been rumbling and sending up puffs of ash since May 1883. The eruption turned deadly on the afternoon of Aug. 26, with the first explosion coming at 1 p.m. A column of black ash soon rose 17 miles into the sky above the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.