National Geographic: 201 Years Ago, This Volcano Caused a Climate Catastrophe
Indonesia's Tambora eruption brought on a deadly spate of cooling-presaging the costs that come with sudden changes to climate.
On April 10, 1815, Indonesia's island of Sumbawa became ground zero for the worst volcanic eruption in modern times-and a chilling example of a widespread climate catastrophe.
The Tambora event was the largest volcanic eruption in the last millennium. On the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Explosivity...