What is a Supervolcano? A supervolcano is a volcano that can produce an eruption of magnitude greater than 8 on the Volcanic ...
On the very bad day in question, one particular volcano, now known as Mount Toba, had been active for a long time. It had bulged up gradually until it towered almost 3,000 feet above the jungle.
Narrator: In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted ... is home to at least one supervolcano. For example, there's Yellowstone in the US, Ngorongoro in Tanzania, and Toba in Indonesia. So, basically, no ...
may have taken place during a particularly arid period following the Toba supervolcano eruption in Indonesia, a new study published in the journal Nature suggests. It is typically thought that the ...