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The Devastating Eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815
TLDR The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the largest volcanic explosion in recorded human history, causing a global death toll potentially reaching tens of millions. This catastrophic event led to a year without a summer, failed crops, famine, and outbreaks of cholera and typhus worldwide.
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In 1815, the largest volcanic explosion in recorded human history occurred in Indonesia, resulting in a global death toll potentially reaching tens of millions.
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Mount Tambora, a dormant volcano in Indonesia, experienced a massive explosion in 1815 after a magma chamber deep below the surface slowly refilled, causing a drastic increase in pressure.
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The explosion of Mount Tambora in 1815 was a continuous eruption lasting almost two weeks, with pyroclastic flows, hurricane-strength winds, and a column of smoke and ash sent 25 miles into the stratosphere.
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The eruption of Mount Tambora devastated the island of Sumbawa and nearby islands, causing destruction, tsunamis, and a significant reduction in the volcano's height, and its long-term effects included global temperature drop and spectacular sunsets.
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The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 led to a year without a summer, causing snowfall in June, frost in August, failed harvests, famine, and outbreaks of cholera and typhus in various parts of the world.
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The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 resulted in failed crops, social changes, and significant population migration, including the creation of the state of Indiana in 1816.
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The lesson of the Mount Tambora eruption is that something can happen on an unknown island that can have dramatic repercussions all over the earth.
