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The Largest Volcanic Eruptions

This episode explores some of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history, including Mount Tambora in 1815, Krakatoa in 1883, and Mount St. Helens in 1980. It examines how these eruptions caused massive destruction, triggered tsunamis, altered global climates, and reshaped entire lands…

The weirdest summer in recorded history - David Biello

Dig into geoengineering, which uses technology to manipulate Earth’s environments to counteract climate change.--In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted and its emissions spread across the globe, blotting out the sun for almost an entire year. This wreaked havoc on agriculture, leading to famines all across…

The Biggest Natural Disasters in History

This episode revisits some of the deadliest and most transformative natural disasters in human history, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Yellow River floods of 1931, the Shaanxi earthquake, the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, and major volcanic eruptions such as Mount Tambora and Mou…

Shared Braincell 5: The 1815 Eruption of Mount Tambora & the Year Without Summer

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Beware: mountain that looks like mountain but causes earthquakes might actually be volcano. Additional warning: if your crops are failing, it might be the 60 megatons of sulfur in the atmosphere! Find out why by listening to KT and Maddie discuss the science and the history of Mount Tambora as they…

Why Didn't Ancient Romans Ride Bicycles?

Today I explore one of history's strangest engineering mysteries: Why didn't Ancient Rome invent the bicycle? The Romans built roads across Europe. They mastered metalworking, gears, and sophisticated engineering. The wheel had already existed for more than 3,000 years. So what took so long? In thi…

The Mount Tambora Eruption – The Year Without Summer (1815)

In April 1815, Mount Tambora on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa erupted in the most powerful volcanic event in recorded history. The explosion destroyed nearby settlements, unleashed pyroclastic flows and tsunamis, and buried farmland beneath ash. Tens of thousands died directly, while famine and …

The Year Without a Summer

In June of 1816, snow fell on Vermont and killing frost swept through New England in the middle of what should have been the growing season. Frost returned in July and again in August, the corn crop collapsed across the northern states, and families who grew their own food watched a year's survival…

Mount Tambora 1815: The Biggest Volcanic Eruption in Recorded History

support the show https://patreon.com This week Jamie and Leo dig into the full story of Mount Tambora. On April 10th, 1815, a volcano on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia erupted. It was the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The explosion sent so much ash and sulfur dioxide into the s…

10 Times Weather Changed the Course of History

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History is often told through kings, presidents, generals, and revolutions—but what if the atmosphere was quietly shaping those decisions all along? In this episode of Meteorology Matters, we explore ten remarkable moments when weather altered the course of history. From the forecast that helped la…

The Dandy Horse and the Channel Crossing: Human-Powered Dreams

The Dandy Horse and the Channel Crossing: Human-Powered Dreams On 12 June 1817, German forest official Karl von Drais rode his Laufmaschine roughly 14 kilometres in under an hour, solving a transport crisis caused by the volcanic winter following Mount Tambora’s eruption. His wooden two-wheeler ha…