37+ Effects Of Mount Tambora Eruption 1815 Background. Eruption of the volcano at mount tambora in 1815 was the largest volcanic eruption of the 19th century. Apart from killing tens of thousands of people and plunging south.
Every now and again mount tambora erupts.
The eruption of mount tambora in 1815 caused famine because the molten lava destroyed all of the crops and caused drought because the lava dried out mount tambora is considered a super volcano by most scientists, it is not dormant however the next eruption is not the due for about 50,000 years. It brought about the year without a summer. Eksplosjonen ble hørt 2.600 kilometer unna, og aske falt minst 1.300 kilometer (810 mi) unna. The tambora eruption was caused by ocean water penetrating cracks and fissures in the mountain.