The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

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 the ...

Two centuries ago, Mount Tambora’s volcano in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) shocked the world with a massive eruption; now it is slated to surprise the world once again, but this time in the form of a ...

Two hundred years ago, on the evening of April 5, 1815, a volcano known as Mount Tambora on an island in Indonesia began erupting. The explosion was heard 1,600 miles away. Even 800 miles away on Java ...

In 1815, Mount Tambora in Indonesia unleashed the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history. The sheer force of the blast sent a colossal plume of particles high into the atmosphere, which ...

Indonesia was struck by massive earthquake and volcanic eruption this past week. The citizens took it in stride. They're used to such events. But there are a few facts about volcanoes that even ...

Last week was the 200 year anniversary of the year without a summer. In 1815, the Tambora volcano, which was 20 times the size of Mount Vesuvius, erupted in Indonesia. It is estimated that over 71,000 ...

Indonesian researchers believe they have identified six new animal species in the newly declared Mount Tambora National Park on the island of Sumbawa. “We are sure these six candidates have not been ...

Mount Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa Island in Indonesia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member on the International Space Station. On April 10, 1815 the Tambora volcano ...

TEMPO.CO, Mataram - Head of Tambora National Park Budi Kurniawan predicts the number of climbers of Mount Tambora in 2017 is to reach more than 2,000 people. This figure increased significantly ...

Sunrise over Mount Tambora: The 1815 eruption of the volcano unleashed at least four times as much ash as Krakatau in 1883 I suppose you could call me a vulcanophile; there is something about ...

From Vesuvius to Krakatoa, the Earth's supervolcanoes have caused widespread destruction. But a new study suggests that the devastation caused by these eruptions is nothing in comparison to explosions ...