Did You Know? The Indonesian volcano Mt. Tambora blew on April 10, 1815 with such force that it caused global cooling, leading to “The Year Without a Summer” or “Eighteen-hundred-and-froze-to-death,” as it was nicknamed. The inclement weather resulted in Mary Shelly writing the novel Frankenstein. LEARN MORE.
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Thanks for this Jimmy. I knew the Tambora eruption of 1815 was bad but not this bad and costing so many lives.
I’m sure many people are surprised to learn that the net effect of modern volcanic eruptions is cooling from ash and sulfate aerosols blocking the sun. This cooling effect outweighs the greenhouse warming effect of volcanic CO2 emissions. Humans emit 100 times more CO2 than volcanoes.
For those interested: US Geological Service on Volcanic Gases and Climate Change
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