> In 1815, the Tambora culture in modern-day Indonesia was completely destroyed bywhich event?And the answer: volcanic eruption. Iwan Setiyawan/KOMPAS, via Associated PressLocated on an island in Indonesia,the village of Tambora had about 10,000 residents when the volcano, MountTambora, erupted. Much like the ancient city of Pompeii, Tambora and its peoplewere immediately buried by volcanic ash. It remains as the most powerfulvolcanic eruption in recorded history.The aftermath of this massive explosion could be felt to nearly no end. Theexplosion reached some 25 miles into the atmosphere, depositing ash and debrishundreds of miles away from the original volcanic site. In China and Tibet,unseasonable cold killed crops and trees. In northeastern United States, theweather turned "backward" in mid-May of 1816 – it became so cold that frost andsnow rained down to kill crops. Farmers were pushed farther westward in searchof more hospitable climates, ultimately leading to the migration that foundedIndiana and Illinois. The extent of the volcanic effects were so intense that1816 soon became known as the "year without a summer". Dark skies and coldertemperatures across Europe inspired ominous, dark imagery in art in literature.It is even said that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was devised in this moodyatmosphere. John Constable's "Weymouth Bay" (1816).Interestingly, though, this majoreruption receives relatively little acknowledgement for its extensive impact.Later, smaller eruptions such as Krakatoa occurred during the time of thetelegram and received far more widespread coverage, but news about Mount Tamboratravelled by ship. However, the immense and widespread effects of Mount Tambora remain significanteven today. The global hardship brought on in the year without a summer remainsa testament to how, and in which curious ways, the life on our earth connects toone another, and what it takes to survive disaster.