Tectonic Hazards Journeys into the Ring of Fire We are going to watch a clip from a BBC Four programme, Journeys into the Ring of Fire, where we will take a look at the long-term, worldwide effects from the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. Task: as we watch, complete the match-up exercise below. Mount Tambora, in Indonesia, … which was the result of a erupted in 1815… volcano collapsing in on itself. The eruption created a caldera … leaving countries in the 8km wide and over a km Northern Hemisphere suffering deep,… severely. As crops failed to germinate, over 200,000 people died. 50 cubic km of rock were blasted into the atmosphere … which was the largest from the eruption, which was known eruption of the last millennium. spread by the wind… The debris from the eruption … creating a layer so thick contained particles of that the sun’s rays were Sulphur… reflected back into space, causing the planet to cool. In 1816, the world became so … which had devastating consequences, including crop cold that it was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’… failure and famine as far as Europe and America. Tectonic Hazards Journeys into the Ring of Fire We are going to watch a clip from a BBC Four programme, Journeys into the Ring of Fire, where we will take a look at the long-term, worldwide effects from the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. Answers Mount Tambora, in Indonesia, … which was the result of a erupted in 1815… volcano collapsing in on itself. The eruption created a caldera … leaving countries in the 8km wide and over a km Northern Hemisphere suffering deep,… severely. As crops failed to germinate, over 200,000 people died. 50 cubic km of rock were blasted into the atmosphere … which was the largest from the eruption, which was known eruption of the last millennium. spread by the wind… The debris from the eruption … creating a layer so thick contained particles of that the sun’s rays were Sulphur… reflected back into space, causing the planet to cool. In 1816, the world became so … which had devastating consequences, including crop cold that it was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’… failure and famine as far as Europe and America. .