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A 2005 photograph of the volcanic island and caldera of Mount Tambora, Indonesia, taken from the International Space Station. In April 1815, Mount Tambora witnessed the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history.
1815: The Cataclysmic Eruption of Mount Tambora

The 1815 Mount Tambora eruption, one of the most explosive volcanic events in modern history, resulted in significant immediate and indirect fatalities. Its massive ash and gas emissions led to the "year without a summer," [...]