The Year Without a Summer

Looking for a classroom follow-up to this video? Use our Mt. Tambora activity to help students map global impacts, analyze cause and effect, and explore how climate events can reshape human history: https://oer-prj.com/mt-tambora How did a single volcanic eruption cause a global food crisis? After Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, ash and gases spread through the atmosphere and helped trigger the global cooling event known as “The Year Without a Summer.” Discover how this disaster connected climate, agriculture, migration, and human history across the globe. Guiding Questions 00:45 What caused “The Year Without a Summer” in 1816? 03:57 How did the weather of 1816 shift after Mount Tambora’s eruption? 06:01 How did Mount Tambora’s eruption impact human systems around the world? Stay Connected: Join the conversation on our community forum: https://oer-prj.com/community Follow us on social: https://www.instagram.com/oerproject/ https://www.facebook.com/OERProject/ About OER Project: OER Project supports social studies teachers with free, high-quality curriculum, primary sources, and teaching tools.