Show His torys biggest tr bang ban 0 the blowing up of the volcanic island of in august 1833 provided the biggest explosion in history two thirds of the island went west and the catastrophe ta caused huge fige waves that traveled half round the earth arth e the air disturbance dist urbanc e was also terrific and scientists estimate that air waves went seven times round the world the sea rose 50 feet and rushed up the beaches of java and sumatra su matra destroying villages and drowning over people |