Satellite data analysis reveals warning signs that foreshadowed a volcanic eruption and tsunami

In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and injured thousands on nearby Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. A new analysis of satellite data showed the mountainside was slipping for years and accelerated before the eruption—information that could have potentially offered a warning of the collapse.

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