After the eruption, the global temperature dropped by up to 3°C, and a 'volcanic winter' was witnessed in many places.

The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 has been linked to climate change and social unrest. Such historical eruptions could serve as test cases for models used to assess future climate changes.

The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands ... More than 13,000 feet high, Tambora blew up in 1815 and blasted 12 cubic miles of gases, dust and rock into the atmosphere and onto the island ...

Narrator: In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted in Indonesia, killing an estimated 92,000 people. It was the biggest eruption in recorded history. And yet, Tambora was about one-seventh the size of the ...

Caption The summit caldera of Tambora, which is about 6 kilometers wide and 7 kilometers long and more than 1 kilometer deep, was created by the 1815 eruption. Gray eruptive products form the top ...

Mount Tambora’s 1815 eruption triggered the “year without a summer,” causing global cooling, failed crops, famine, and cultural shifts, including Mary Shelley's inspiration for Frankenstein.