Five Things You Need To Know Today, Aug. 27

Here are five things you need to know today:

1) Starting the day off with sun

According to the National Weather Service, we may seen some rain this afternoon, but we'll start the day off with sunshine. The NWS is predicting a slight chance of rain and thunder after 3 p.m., but the rest of the day will be sunny and warm. Temperatures will likely hit 87 degrees today.

2) 'A Civil Action'

The Internet is full of amazing artifacts and pieces of information. Curious about the "A Civil Action" case in Woburn? We were researching the case and found this document from August 27, 1984—it says that the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services believes that the number of cases of childhood leukemia was "significantly higher than expected" and that there should be environmental testing. 

3) Event spotlight

It's at There will be lots of activities geared toward children, as well as fun school food activities. Know what brain food is? You'll be able to taste it! . 

4) In case you missed it

On Sunday, we took a look back at the week in . If you missed it, or you were on vacation last week and want to catch up, ! 

5) The most powerful eruption 

On this day in 1883, the most powerful volcanic eruption occurred on Krakatau, a small island in Indonesia. The eruption killed 36,000 people, and was heard thousands of miles away. The volcano had begun to simmer in May, but completely blew apart on Aug. 27. Although thousands were killed, many were killed by the resulting tsunamis and not the actual explosion. Krakatau is still active today, as well as 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.  

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