Whose eruption study first made the phrase 'volcanic winter' famous?
Quick Answer
The idea became widely known through studies of the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption and later scientists such as William J. Humphreys. They linked major eruptions to global cooling from ash and sulfur aerosols.
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The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia became the classic example of a volcanic winter. Later scientists, including William J. Humphreys, helped explain how large eruptions inject sulfur aerosols into the atmosphere, reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet. Tambora’s eruption contributed to the 1816 “Year Without a Summer” in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. This link between volcanism and climate was one of the earliest examples of human-scale climate science. It remains important in studying past and future eruptions.
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