In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption's effects altered Earth’s climate for years and even led to the “year without summer” in 1816.

Mount Tambora's 1815 eruption is the ... Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano in 1985, killing more than 23,000 people. [10 Most Hazardous Countries for Volcanoes (Photos)] The report's authors ...

The huge caldera—6 kilometers in diameter and 1,100 meters deep—formed when Tambora ... Mount Tambora, an imposing stratovolcano that before 1815 reached an altitude of more than 4,300 meters, was the ...

And none of that may have happened if not for one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history. The eruption of Mount Tambora could ... check out these astounding photos of Pompeii’s bodies ...

Towering over Sumbawa Island, Tambora is "napping" peacefully now. In 1815, the eruption was rated 7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI), VEI 8 being the highest. The eruption of Mt.

Mount Tambora changed the world. In 1815, the Indonesian volcano exploded in the most powerful eruption in recorded history, sending an enormous plume of tiny sun-reflecting particles high into ...