Imagine a volcanic eruption so large it spewed 24 cubic miles of ash, rock, and gases into the air, produced smoke that could be seen from 300 miles away, and completely altered the planet's climate ...

Mount Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa Island in Indonesia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member on the International Space Station. On April 10, 1815 the Tambora volcano ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Volcanoes are among the most awe-inspiring forces of nature ...

Last week was the 200 year anniversary of the year without a summer. In 1815, the Tambora volcano, which was 20 times the size of Mount Vesuvius, erupted in Indonesia. It is estimated that over 71,000 ...

Two centuries ago, Mount Tambora’s volcano in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) shocked the world with a massive eruption; now it is slated to surprise the world once again, but this time in the form of a ...

The fall could be five metres or 50 metres; there’s no way of seeing over the ledge below. Not that it matters – any debilitating injury could prove fatal, because being carried out of Mount Tambora’s ...

Indonesian researchers believe they have identified six new animal species in the newly declared Mount Tambora National Park on the island of Sumbawa. “We are sure these six candidates have not been ...

Indonesia was struck by massive earthquake and volcanic eruption this past week. The citizens took it in stride. They're used to such events. But there are a few facts about volcanoes that even ...

Sunrise over Mount Tambora: The 1815 eruption of the volcano unleashed at least four times as much ash as Krakatau in 1883 I suppose you could call me a vulcanophile; there is something about ...