Author: Maybel Wang

In April 1815, the dormant volcano Tambora in Indonesia suddenly erupted with the largest force recorded in human history. Within 24 hours, about 40-50 km³ dense rock equivalent (DRE) of pyroclastic material was ejected out, instantly killing thousands of people living on Sumbawa (Self et al. 1984). To put this into context, the Krakatau eruption…