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    Earth Science Volcano: Mt.

    Tambora
    Josiah Currier

    One of the most destructive and largest volcanic eruptions in history was that of the

    shield volcano, Mt. Tambora in Sumbawa, Indonesia. This eruption in 1815 caused the death of

    over 12,000 people, and the blast of lava and pyroclastic material was already catastrophic, but

    then a tsunami followed and destroyed the homes of over 35,000. This eruption was caused by

    the converging of the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate. The subduction of the Indo-

    Australian plate beneath the Eurasian plate was the cause of the eruption. Mt. Tambora

    remains active to this day, and there have been smaller eruptions in 1880 and 1967; but none

    of these was as devastating as the 1815 eruption. There was also a series of increased seismic

    activity in 2011, 2012, and 2013, but it has not amounted to much.

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