Where is the biggest volcanic eruption in recorded human history thought to have happened?
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The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora happened on Sumbawa, in present-day Indonesia. It is the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history and caused the 'Year Without a Summer' in 1816.
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Mount Tambora erupted violently in April 1815 on the island of Sumbawa in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. The eruption was so powerful that it injected massive amounts of ash and sulfur into the atmosphere, cooling global temperatures. The result was widespread crop failure, famine, and unusual weather across parts of Europe and North America in 1816. Tambora's eruption is rated 7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, or VEI 7.
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