Another fun fact about Bali is that almost everyone in Bali has had their teeth filed down. The practice is rooted in the belief that the six vices – anger, confusion, jealousy, drunkenness, desire, and greed – all enter the body through the top six teeth. By filing away the demonic ...
Mount Tambora & the year without a summer Anak Krakatoa, the 'Child of Krakatoa,' grew from the caldera and continues to erupt periodically.(Image credit:Byelikova OksanaShutterstock) Tambora is the only eruption in modern history to rate a VEI of 7. Global temperatures were an average offiv...
Mount Tambora, volcanic mountain on Sumbawa island, Indonesia, that in April 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption killed at least 10,000 islanders and expelled enough ash, rock, and aerosols to block sunshine w
The largest volcanic eruption recorded by humans occurred in April 1815, the peak of the explosion of Mount Tambora, according to NOAA. The eruption ranked 7 (or "super-colossal") on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI), which goes from 1 to 8 and is somewhat akin to the magnitude scale...
9.In 1815 in Tambora, Indonesia the Mount Tambora volcano exploded resulting in the deaths of 92,000 people, mostly due to starvation. 10.Cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons are the same thing. Different names are used in different parts of the world. In the Atlantic Ocean they are known as...
In 1815,Mount Tambora in Indonesia erupted, creating a crater on its top 2,000 feet deep after it blew off 4,000 feet of mountain. It's believed 60,000 to 90,000 people were killed in the aftermath of the blast which was heard more than 1,200 miles away. ...
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Puncak Jaya was not always the highest peak in Indonesia. It was previously exceeded by Mount Tambora, an active stratovolcano whose eruption in 1815 was the largest in recorded history. Situated along the Ring of Fire, Indonesia has approximately 400 volcanoes, with at least 90 remaining active...
Mount Etna has erupted regularly for thousands of years, and is still a very active volcano. Eruptions as recently as 2014 caused air traffic to be affected. You can see a news story about these eruptionshere. Back to page index Mount Tambora, Indonesia ...
1783: The eruption of Mount Skaptar in Iceland devastated farming and fishing, causing a famine that killed a quarter of the country's people, according to Oregon State University. 1815: Whirlwinds and tsunamis from the eruption of Mount Tambora, on Sumbawa Island in Indonesia, killed at least...