Tambora
Americannoun
noun
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Tambora volcano eruption in Indonesia, which clouded sunlight around the world for more than a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
In 1815, Mount Tambora in what’s now Indonesia unleashed the largest known volcanic eruption in history.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2022
Along with being heard over a thousand miles away, the explosion of Mount Tambora — located in present-day Indonesia — shot out an enormous plume of black dust that lingered in the atmosphere for years.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2021
His hits included "Merenguero Hasta la Tambora" and "Patacon Pisao".
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021
Tambora shot so much sunlight-blocking ash and gas into the atmosphere that snow fell in New York State in June the next year.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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