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

The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands, plunged much of the world into a frightful chill and offers lessons for today. Greg Harlin/Wood Ronsaville Harlin A year after the eruption, the effects ...

The summer of 1816 was a brutal one. Cold temperatures wrecked crops and caused widespread famine. What’s now known as the “Year Without a Summer” is widely blamed on the Mount Tambora volcanic ...

More than 200 years ago, North Carolina residents experienced a “year without a summer.” Screengrab from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources website A far-off volcanic explosion led ...

(via SciShow) What was the biggest volcanic eruption of all time? Was it a huge explosion like Mt. Tambora? Not even close. In this episode, SciShow takes on the biggest volcanic eruptions to ever ...

In 1816, communities across the Northern Hemisphere experienced a year of unusual weather that became known as the “Year Without a Summer.” Frost appeared in June, crops failed in several regions, and ...

The year 1816 is a chilling anomaly in climate history, known globally as the Year Without a Summer or, grimly, "Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death." It was a sudden, worldwide climate crisis where ...