This is Throwback Thursday #26. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc ...), please sent them to [email protected]. Thanks!
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If you are looking for an interesting history channel on Youtube, give the History Guy a chance. A recent episode is about the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in the East Indies. There's a good account of how this, the largest volcanic eruption in modern times, impacted climate, warfare, agriculture, and the course of European history. The ultimate effect led to 1816 being termed "the year without a summer".
In 1815, the volcano Mount Tambora on the island of Sumbawa in the Dutch East Indies erupted in the most explosive volcanic eruption in human history. The explosion affected the world's climate, changing history in surprising ways. The History Guy recalls the forgotten history of the year without a summer. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration.