Volcanic eruptions are among Earth’s most spectacular natural events, showcasing the tremendous power residing beneath the planet’s surface. Throughout history, there have been numerous eruptions, ...

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to forecast major eruptions? So far, the opportunity has been lacking. VEI-7 eruptions are rare: we have not seen one since Tambora in April 1815. To make a right ...

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Back in 1989, Indonesia saw the start of a cycling crew that would go on to spread their two-wheelers worldwide. That team is Polygon, and with this much bicycle-building experience, we can expect ...

Deputy Minister of Forestry Sulaiman Umar (second from left) during a visit to the Tambora National Park on Sumbawa Island, NTB Province. ANTARA/HO-Balai Taman Nasional Tambora Mataram (ANTARA) - ...

The Mount Tambora eruption in April 1815 was the most powerful volcanic blast in recorded human history. The stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa had been dormant for centuries — and then ...

The cataclysmic eruption of Mount Tambora on Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, lasted several months from April to July 1815. The death toll was up to 250,00 in Tambora vicinity and around the globe ...

The defeat of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 is widely believed to be due to the inclement weather in England. But a new study suggests that Napoleon’s misfortune ...

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The huge caldera—6 kilometers in diameter and 1,100 meters deep—formed when Tambora’s estimated 4,000-meter-high peak was removed, and the magma chamber below emptied during the 1815 eruption. Today ...