This phenomenon led to the so-called “Year Without a Summer” in 1816, when global temperatures dropped between 0.4 and 0.7 °C. Aerial view of the summit and caldera of Tambora volcano. Credit: ...

Klingaman in the book The Year Without Summer. Over the next 12 months ... cloud had its most catastrophic impact in the summer of 1816, weather patterns around the world continued to be affected ...

it took place in the summer of 1816. That year, large areas of the world suffered from drought and famine as global temperatures plummeted in what became known as “The Year Without a Summer.” ...