time. Pinatubo's dust has given Earth red sunsets for the past two years. In 1815, when Tambora erupted in what is now Indonesia, the Northern Hemisphere experienced such a decrease in sunlight that it was known as the year without a summer.Dust alters human life in other ways. It is a direct irritant to the human respiratory system, and also causes allergies. Oddly enough, allergy to house ...
in Mexico and Central America.The largest volcanic explosion in modern times occurred in 1815 when Mt Tamboro in Indonesia blew its top so thoroughly that cubic miles of dust were fired into the stratosphere and remained there for several years before settling. Beautiful sunsets were a by product of this eruption.Less delightful was the fact the stratospheric dust cut off a good deal of the ...
larger than insects, but even so, they aren't as large as non-flying animals.The largest bat is a fruit-eater from Indonesia. It can be to 16 inches long and has a wing-spread of nearly 6 feet. Its body is mostly wing-membrane, however, and its total weight doesn't quite reach 2 pound--eight time the weight of the largest insect.The heaviest bird capable of flight, the Kori bustard of eastern ...
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