Caused by the 1815 Eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia
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Krakatoa–Victorian Disaster
On April 10th 1815, Mount
Tambora in Indonesia erupted and killed 10,000 people from the
explosion and another 82,000 people from related causes such as
starvation and disease. To date, Tambora is the world’s worst volcano
disaster in recorded history. The mountain, which stood at 13,000 feet
tall, was reduced by 4,000 feet and spewed 93 cubic miles of ash into
the atmosphere.