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In 1815 Mount Tambora<\/a> erupted, killing 90,000 locals and affecting the weather of the entire planet.<\/p>\n

Aside from a few minor bursts in steam in the 1960s, the mountain has been quiet for much of the last 200 years. Gede Suantika of the government\u2019s Center for Volcanology said activity first picked up in April, with the volcanic quakes jumping from less than five a month to more than 200.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also started spewing ash and smoke into the air, sometimes as high as 1,400 meters (4,600 feet),\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019ve never seen it do before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities raised the alert to the second-highest level two weeks ago, but said only villagers within 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the crater needed to evacuate. [Washington Post<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In theory<\/em> it takes more than 200 years for such a volcano to erupt with the same intensity as last time. So we probably<\/em> shouldn’t be concerned…<\/p>\n
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In 1815 Mount Tambora erupted, killing 90,000 locals and affecting the weather of the entire planet.
\nAside from a few minor bursts in steam in the 1960s, the mountain has been quiet for much of the last 200 years. Gede Suantika of the government\u2019s Center for Volcanology said activity first picked up in April, with the volcanic quakes jumping from less than five a month to more than 200.
\n\u201cIt also started spewing ash and smoke into the air, sometimes as high as 1,400 meters (4,600 feet),\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019ve never seen it do before.\u201d
\nAuthorities raised the alert to the second-highest level two weeks ago, but said only villagers within 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the crater needed to evacuate. [Washington Post]
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