Tsunami from Anak Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia was 100 metres high, say scientists

The tsunami unleashed by the eruption of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano on December 22 last year towered at least 100 metres high and possibly even reached a height of 150 metres, according to a new study by scientists in Tokyo and London. More than 400 people on surrounding islands were killed by the tsunami, which was triggered by the volcanic eruption and the collapse of a section of the crater wall, but the death toll could have been significantly higher if the island closest to the…