More than 200 years ago, North Carolina residents experienced a “year without a summer.” Screengrab from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources website A far-off volcanic explosion led ...

Before Tambora : the sun and climate, 1790-1830 / John A. Eddy -- Eyewitness account of the distant effects of the Tambora eruption of April 1815 / Michael R. Rampino -- The eruption of Tambora in ...

In 1816, communities across the Northern Hemisphere experienced a year of unusual weather that became known as the “Year Without a Summer.” Frost appeared in June, crops failed in several regions, and ...

In Part 4, uncover the dramatic story of 1816, the “Year Without a Summer.” From volcanic eruptions to devastating food shortages, this period highlights how the Little Ice Age reshaped the world and ...