The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia left a huge crater, along with a sometimes unexpected legacy. Jialiang Gao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons On April 10, 1815, the Tambora volcano ...

In 1816, communities across the Northern Hemisphere experienced a year of unusual weather that became known as the “Year Without a Summer.” Frost appeared in June, crops failed in several regions, and ...

In the spring of 1815, things were looking up for Canada. Local Canadian militia, along with British forces and their Indigenous allies, had just thwarted an American invasion in the War of 1812.

(via SciShow) What was the biggest volcanic eruption of all time? Was it a huge explosion like Mt. Tambora? Not even close. In this episode, SciShow takes on the biggest volcanic eruptions to ever ...