The disaster began quietly, as most great disasters do. In early April 1815, Mount Tambora, a long-dormant volcano on Indonesia’s Sumbawa Island, startled rumbling. Then, on April 10 ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted in Indonesia, killing an estimated 92,000 people. It was the biggest eruption in recorded history. And yet ...

The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands ... in the past 10,000 years was the eruption of an obscure volcano in Indonesia called MountTambora. More than 13,000 feet high, Tambora blew ...

Indonesia is home to 127 active volcanoes ... Explosivity Index (VEI), VEI 8 being the highest. The eruption of Mt. Tambora was one of the most cataclysmic events in the history of mankind.

From a volcano in Indonesia to a frog in Bologna ... The April 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, which killed tens of thousands, spewed so much ash it cloaked Europe in gloom for many months.

In April 1815, the eruption of Tambora Volcano in Indonesia — one of the largest ... The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 has been linked to climate change and social unrest.