The last such eruption, Mount Tambora in 1815, plunged the world into chaos, ... Given this timeline, the world may be overdue for the next catastrophic event. The Growing Threat.

The huge caldera — 3.7 miles (6 km) in diameter and 3,609 feet (1,100 meters) deep — formed when the eruption removed Tambora's estimated 13,123-foot-high (4,000 m) peak and the magma chamber ...

In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption's effects altered Earth’s climate for years and even led to the “year without summer” in 1816.

Satellite view of Tambora volcano. Credit: NASA / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The immediate impact of the eruption was devastating. It is estimated that around 71,000 people died, most due to ...

Indonesia is home to the world's largest-ever volcanic eruption — Mount Tambora in 1815, killing 100,000 people. But the disaster is little remembered, primarily because of lack of media.

Mount Tambora's deep volcanic crater created by the April 1815 eruption is seen on June 3, 2009. IMAGO/piemags/Reuters Walkers make their way along the craters edge of Mount Tambora on July 19, 2006.

Indonesia is home to the world's largest-ever volcanic eruption — Mount Tambora in 1815, killing 100,000 people. But the disaster is little remembered,… ...

Mount Tambora's deep volcanic crater created by the April 1815 eruption is seen on June 3, 2009. IMAGO/piemags/Reuters Walkers make their way along the craters edge of Mount Tambora on July 19, 2006.