Residents are wearing masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that is blanketing several Indonesian villages as ...

This event has sparked renewed interest in an 1816 eruption of Mount Tambora, another Indonesian volcano. It's notable because its ash made its way to Canada, effectively stealing the summer.

Examples of volcanic eruptions that had an impact on climate include Mount Tambora in 1815, Krakatau in 1883, and Mount Pinatubo in June 1991.

The historic Mount Tambora volcanic eruption spewed so much ash and debris that it triggered a "year without summer" and the apocalypse seemed nigh -- an apt parallel to our own chaotic existence ...

The historic Mount Tambora volcanic eruption spewed so much ash and debris that it triggered a "year without summer" and the apocalypse seemed nigh -- an apt parallel to our own chaotic existence, ...

The cataclysmic eruption of Mount Tambora on Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, lasted several months from April to July 1815. The death toll was up to 250,00 in Tambora vicinity and around the ...

FARGO — On this date in 1815, the Tambora Volcano in Indonesia erupted. This was the most powerful volcanic eruption of at least the past 1,000 years. Tens of thousands of people were killed in ...

There, on April 5, 1815, the stratovolcano Mount Tambora began to violently erupt. Volcanic eruptions can influence the planet’s climate for months.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, seen in this 2011 aerial photo, was the one of the most devastating in world ...