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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tambora tragedy

  

Ever heard of Mount Tambora on Sumbawa, the following little story about the awesomeness of Tambora.

Powerful eruption of Mount Krakatau and Tambora

Death, destruction of property, crops and famine annihilation is instantaneous impact of two volcanic eruptions, but the series that follows not only the weather anomaly or dim sunlight, but also changing geo-political power of local and global.

No measure of horror in Sumbawa, 48,000 people met their deaths while another 36 275 fled to other islands. Eruption of Tambora Sumbawa to shrink the population of 85 000 inhabitants. The local political situation changed by the disappearance of the two kingdoms, Concentrated and Tambora. According to an original manuscript, "where the ship may be anchored in the former country of Tambora."

But this picture just comes from the diaries, original manuscripts and journals weather. There has been no meteorological research and advanced communications technologies such as today. Later one can mempertautkan Tambora eruption in Indonesia in mid-April - to mid-July 1815 and the impact it creates in place elsewhere in the world.

Gara because of Tambora, the world commemorate the year 1816 as the "year without a summer". In Western Europe, America and Canada was blowing freezing air (frosts) are lethal. . Disemburnya volcanic sand dust blanketed the sea surface, and dense ash that haunts throughout the next year close to sunlight.
Weather patterns that occur in almost upside down across the northern hemisphere of Earth. Snow fell in New England, USA, in June, and frost July - August, making famine (which is not by drought).

The air is also shut down frozen food plant in Europe and Canada, causing food shortages. The unrest caused by the seizure of food rations exploded in France and Switzerland. In Ireland, winter rainfall occurs almost throughout the summer, and there are 65,000 people die by starvation and typhus. Kholera plague and typhus spread to regions of Europe, killing 200,000 people.

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