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The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
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Mount Tambora
Active stratovolcano on Sumbawa, Indonesia
Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, it was formed by the active subduction zones beneath it. Before the 1815 eruption, its elevation reached more than 4,300 metres high, making it…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 15
Day of the year
July 15 is the 196th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 169 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Year Without a Summer
1816 volcanic winter climate event
The year 1816 is known as the Year Without a Summer because of severe climate abnormalities that caused average global temperatures to decrease by 0.4–0.7 °C (0.7–1 °F). Summer temperatures in Europe were the coldest of any on record between 1766 and 2000, resulting in crop…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)