1816: The Year Without a Summer
from Time Crunch History Hosted by Felicity Brassard and Ben Lusterio-Adler
What do Frankenstein, worldwide famines, apocalyptic weather, and the invention of the bicycle have in common? They were all caused by the most destructive explosion on earth in the past 10,000 years: the eruption of Mount Tambora. This episode, you'll see just how much changes when 12 cubic miles of earth is blasted into the atmosphere. Spoiler alert: a lot of bad stuff... and Frankenstein.
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