This was the largest volcanic eruption in the history of mankind
Because of the legend of Pompeii, and many films about the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which ended up completely bury the Roman city, many think that the largest eruption ever occurred almost 3,000 years ago. However, the most violent eruption in the history of mankind took place in Java in 1815.
And it was so devastating that it was responsible for the title "Year Without Summer", of 1816.
Mount Tambora, east Java in Indonesia, had been asleep for more than 5,000 years, so little concern was to the population. However, it resumed its action in 1812, preparing itself for the great explosion only three years later.
It was on April 10, 1815 that he truly awoke. The volcano, which sits on Sumbawa Island, spewed about 160 cubic kilometers of molten rock and ash into the atmosphere and killed 90,000 people because of the consequences of the eruption, 12,000 of whom lost their lives instantly.
The lava spewed by the volcano was eventually deposited in the Java Sea, causing a series of tsunamis.
The eruption was extreme that affected the weather all over the world. The ashes covered the sky and prevented the passage of the sun's rays, creating what was known as the "Year without Summer", mainly in America and Europe.
According to EathSky, the cold and lack of sun decimated crops in the Northern Hemisphere, provoking revolt because of hunger in several European countries. A string of snowstorms struck the United States and several reports were reported of birds falling from the sky completely frozen. Bad weather has given rise to a giant wave of migrations.
According to the records, average temperatures dropped by three degrees globally, but locally the minimum and maximum temperatures dropped much more than these values.
In 2004, according to EarthSky, a team of scientists discovered the wreckage of the village and two adults buried over 3 meters of ash.
Because of the similarities of this eruption with that of Mount Vesuvius, in 79 BC, which eventually bury Pompeii, many scientists have nicknamed the Mount Tambora explosion of "The East Pompeii."
