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Tambora

American

[tahm-baw-rah, -boh-, -buh-] / ˈtɑm bɔˌrɑ, -boʊ-, -bə- /

noun

an active volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: eruption 1815. 9,042 feet (2,756 meters).

Tambora British

/ ˈtæmbəˌrɑː /

noun

a volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: violent eruption of 1815 reduced its height from about 4000 m (13 000 ft) to 2850 m (9400 ft)

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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

Moussallam cited global cooling periods that occurred after the eruption of Tambora in 1815 and Mt.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023

His hits included "Merenguero Hasta la Tambora" and "Patacon Pisao".

From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021

Traces of tephra recall the 1815 eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora, which cast a pall of bleak weather over Europe.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 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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