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Gr 5–8—In April 1815, the Tambora volcano eruption on Sumbawa Island in what is now Indonesia pulverized 5,000 feet of the mountain's slope, launching a plume of ash 27 miles into the sky. The death toll, though uncertain, may have reached over 100,000, considering starvation and disease. But the long-term effects were much greater and farther reaching. Worldwide climate disruption from airborne ash caused drought in some areas and flooding in others, frigid temperatures in New England's summer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More