History: 1816 was "the year without a summer". The Tambora volca…

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Did you know? 1816 was "the year without a summer". The Tambora volcano in Indonesia had erupted in 1815 and filled the whole atmosphere with ash. Snow fell across Europe and North America in June; harvests failed across the board and famines followed.

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1816 was "the year without a summer". The Tambora volcano in Indonesia had erupted in 1815 and filled the whole atmosphere with ash. Snow fell across Europe and North America in June; harvests failed across the board and famines followed.

1816 was "het jaar zonder zomer". De Tambora-vulkaan in Indonesië was in 1815 uitgebarsten en had de hele atmosfeer met as gevuld. In Europa en Noord-Amerika sneeuwde het in juni; oogsten mislukten massaal en hongersnoden volgden.

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