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World Service,26 May 1999,13 mins

Volcanoes

Weatherworld

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The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia obscured the sunlight. Other eruptions were so big the ash cloud caused the temperature of the Earth to drop. A look at ways that volcanoes affect our weather.

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