1816-the year without a summer In 1815, Tambora in Indonesia exploded and the volcano dust blanketed the Northern Hemisphere The following year, 1816, daily minimum temperatures were abnormally low in the northern hemisphere from late spring to early autumn Famine was widespread because of crop failures. An estimated 82,000 were killed indirectly by the eruption by starvation, disease, and hunger1816-the year without a summer • In 1815, Tambora in Indonesia exploded and the volcano dust blanketed the Northern Hemisphere. • The following year, 1816, daily minimum temperatures were abnormally low in the northern hemisphere from late spring to early autumn. • Famine was widespread because of crop failures. An estimated 82,000 were killed indirectly by the eruption by starvation, disease, and hunger