In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded ... From the caldera spewed 24 cubic miles of ash, rock, and gases into the air, including 60 megatons of sulfur. Large ...

In the shadow of the world's most infamous volcanoes, history has been shaped by fire and ash. From the catastrophic eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815, which forged a nearly four-mile caldera and ...

Be it lava fountains or ash-choked skies ... In early April 1815, Mount Tambora, a long-dormant volcano on Indonesia’s Sumbawa Island, startled rumbling. Then, on April 10, it exploded in ...

Atmospheric phenomena also manifested in natural spectacles, such as intensely colored sunsets due to volcanic ash particles in the atmosphere ... becoming a linguistic enigma. Mount Tambora remains ...

The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands ... Greg Harlin/Wood Ronsaville Harlin Rapid cooling of burning ash that poured from the volcano formed pumice that choked harbors, disrupting ...

The eruption produced a massive ash cloud that circled the Earth for ... Examples of volcanic eruptions that had an impact on climate include Mount Tambora in 1815, Krakatau in 1883, and Mount ...