
How a Volcano changed the course of Art
The Blindboy Podcast
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What Did This Eruption Do to the Earth in 1816?
18 16 is known as the year with noa summer, because of this indanasian eruption. It so much volcanic ash was spewed from this eruption that it went into the stratosphere and it blocked out the sun. So basically, 18 16, there was no summer. The entire year was winter. And it had many, many catastrophic effects that people weren't really aware of why they were happening. They were just happening like you know, what did it do in ireland? Caused the famine. Not the famine, but a famine.
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