The Devastating Long Term Effects of Krakatoa

[@AdoomJames]

Another person from New Zealand here, also pointing out that Mt Tambora is in Indonesia. The Taupo super volcano(a lake now) eruption, in New Zealand was ~25000 years ago.

[@wolf1066]

Yeah. I'm going "Huh? We don't have a Mount Tambora, here."

[@moonwolfv671]

From NZ here as well. I was wondering if I'd misheard Mt. Tarawera.

[@Transilvanian90]

There's also the huge 232 AD eruption of Taupo.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:05 - Chapter 1 - Previous eruptions 3:55 - Chapter 2 - Prelude 5:40- Chapter 3 - Eruption 7:55 - Chapter 4 - Immediate effects 9:00 - Chapter 5 - Long term effects 9:50 - Chapter 6 - Visual effects 10:30 - Chapter 7 - Volcanic winter 11:55 - Chapter 8 - Floods , droughts & freeze 14:10 - Chapter 9 - Warmer oceans

[@TheMrx287]

Legend!

[@readycheddar]

Krakatoa is usually what happens when I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and I hit my foot on the corner of the bed.

[@hildeschmid8400]

Who's dad are you? Good one!😂😂

[@JonNogo]

I've always wondered what it's like to be Japanese and have every explosion that occurs ever compared to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

[@lisaswinson8187]

Omg right

[@derwolf3006]

Im german so I could understand if it annoys them sometimes.

[@bloodmasta1]

Probably similar to being American and having every tragedy compared to 9/11

[@dosadnizub]

@@bloodmasta1 I'm pretty sure only americans do that, other nations mostly have their own tragedies for comparison 🙂

[@sifrost6869]

I really enjoyed that one, I recall being fascinated by the idea of a whole island been blown apart by a volcano when I first heard about it in school. And have been researching it for quite some time, there is even evidence that one of Krakatoa previous eruptions split east and west java apart, leaving the Sundar straights. This one volcano has a fascinating history to it, that we are still now getting to the bottom of. Thanks Simon for the wonder video! Si

[@chancehulan123]

My days would be dull and my nights sleepless without your many informative channels, Simon. I appreciate you and everything you do for us. Thank you

[@mwills24]

Me: “Oh! Simons voice is always good for calming me down to sleep!” Simon: “Humanities problems are going to be a lot bigger than that” Me: *Now paranoid* “I cannot sleep until I study all volcanoes and their eruption patterns…”

[@subnormality5854]

Don't worry, you'll be dead long before you can do any study.

[@aussieflintknapping]

I don't know how you do it Simon but I'm glad you do. The quality and frequency of your content is second to none. I hope you're making bank from all your channels, you definitely deserve it

[@alexspayd2232]

Simon gotta be a millionaire by now

[@charlottehardy822]

@@alexspayd2232 I doubt it, even with his basement dwellers, there’s still quite a few other people to pay 😂

[@highwind4559]

Yeah mr. Whistler's the shieeet!

[@PushyPawn]

He pays other people to do research, write scripts, manage channels, film, edit etc. But shhh, don't tell him I told you.

[@Boe_Jidens_Hair_Sniffing]

@@PushyPawn yeah he sits down and bangs out the readings in a few hours and is basically done working for the week lol good for him 👍🏼

[@GCAT01Living]

And the fun thing is the volcano powering Yellowstone makes Krakatoa look like a fire cracker.

[@Narwhalrus12]

This man must never stop working with the amount of quality content him and his team pump out. Just know we appreciate it

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

He simply reads the scripts, sometimes totally cold. The real work is done by all of the researchers, writers, and editors.

[@dickard8275]

@@thecraftycyborg9024 who mess up the information a fair bit 😅 included this video haha

[@brandonvasser5902]

He definitely has more videos than shirts he’s worn in them

[@partiallyhealedsunburn1881]

@@thecraftycyborg9024 so? he’s a personable guy, which draws ppl to the other channels. It’s a pretty good deal. He also does multiple videos per channel every week lol like imagine you needed to film (I’m spitballing here) 20 videos in one week, some over an hour long. Not to mention all of the behind-the-scenes networking and logistical stuff. I’m not say he’s busting his ass but it’s still work

[@captainsancho1237]

@@brandonvasser5902 😊

[@devastator6570]

I love reading and learning about Krakatoa. It’s my favorite eruption and I’m amazed we are still learning stuff to this day about it. Love your content Simon! Keep it up!

[@danielmcdowell7054]

Tambora's eruption was big but not in New Zealand. However one of the biggest ever eruptions did happen in New Zealand. The super volcano that is Taupo. That eruption makes Tambora look like a fire cracker going off in comparison. Lake Taupō is in a caldera created mainly by a supervolcanic eruption which occurred approximately 25,600 years ago. It has a surface area of 616 km2 (238 sq mi), and a maximum depth of 186 m (610 ft).

[@johncondon4647]

Yea... when he said Tambora was in New Zealand, that hit me with such a discordant note, I went to 'wiki' (Yea, I know. heh), to verify my discomfort. Sho 'nuff, that was a serious unforced error. No worries, the rest of the video was quite pleasant - and absent of the whole Green Lobby garbage. .

[@dwchen1]

When comparing Taupo eruption to Toba eruption then Taupo is looks like firecracker. For comparison Yellowstone eruption is on a level of VEI 8, the highest level for volcano eruption. While Toba eruption that occured 75.000 years ago in North Sumatra province of Indonesia is even almost twice as powerful than Yellowstone's last eruption hundreds of thousands of years ago. That Toba crater today turned into a giant lake with surface area of 1,130 km2 (440 sq mi) and a maximum depth of 505 m (1,657 ft). That's not it, in the middle of the lake there is an island named Samosir with 108,869 people live in it, and in the middle of the Samosir island there are another two lake in it. So lake Toba is a lake with an island in the middle and there are another 2 lake in the middle of the island. And the size of island Samosir is 630 square kilometres (243 sq mi), almost the size of Singapore.

[@jakealter5504]

@@dwchen1 the last eruption from toba was actually even bigger than the largest eruption from Yellowstone

[@jakealter5504]

@Ewan Callister that was a different type of eruption and not a classical super eruption but I do agree that the Siberian Traps eruption was the worst eruption that we know about in earth’s history. I’d say that the largest explosive eruption (non flood basalt) is either wah wah springs or the fish canyon tuff eruption (La Garita) since both eruptions were around 2x the size of the toba eruption

[@nzsmithsi]

I look out my window to lake Taupō every morning so if it blows in my lifetime ill be the first to know😆

[@danielladwein2570]

Thank you Simon for your entertainment and education channels. You have inspired me to look at science in a different way. You have been changing my mind, thoughts for the past 4 years in a good way. Thank you :D

[@sandybarnes887]

You must love his new channel

[@danielladwein2570]

@@sandybarnes887 New channel?

[@sandybarnes887]

@@danielladwein2570 it's about the Science Of Science Fiction

[@danielladwein2570]

@@sandybarnes887I didn't even know about it. I follow all of the other channels. Thanks for the lovely update

[@sandybarnes887]

@@danielladwein2570 all 14 of them? You're an og legend. Allegedly

[@larseirikfodnes4361]

Mother nature: making thermonuclear weapons look like handgrenades since 1883.

[@deadkemper]

i've been to mt st helens...incredible visit if you pick a clear day...very interesting to see what a huge volcano can actually do in the flesh so to speak

[@jacquelynsmith2351]

I visited St Helens as a kid, and it was beautiful then since I had much lower understanding of volcanoes. The exclusion zone was also much bigger at the time. I think seeing it now, and being able to get closer, would freak me out. Then again, I went camping on Mt Rainier, so maybe not.

[@lesliesteele3926]

My parents were camping with my brothers and grandparents when she blew. Lots of people have family stories around here, ash went across most of the state and you will still find jars full hidden in old folks garages. Generally, a beautiful state with many natural things to respect.

[@KorithStoneheart]

I grew up in Southern Washington

[@djdrack4681]

Some volcanos just have complete badass names: Krakatoa, Santorini, Kilauea, Pinatubo, Toba.

[@stapleman007]

You left out Pansy, Wimpy, and Wedgey.

[@jakealter5504]

I’d add Vesuvius to that

[@EdgarRoss1]

Id add st helens

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

[@Gorlscout]

I felt dirty when you said "the hole left behind after it empties its magma chamber" 😂

[@rench.212]

Slightly correction : Mount Tambora was is in Indonesia too just like Krakatoa not in New Zealand and it was not eruption on 1812 but in 1815.

[@richardwasserman]

Tambora's eruption was the cause of the "year without a summer"

[@gtv6chuck]

Thanks for this. You always hear about the climatic effects of the 1815 Tambora eruption and even Pinatubo, but never Krakatoa. I knew there had to be a dramatic effect but I never heard of what they were until your video.

[@nicholashylton6857]

I remember the year Pinatubo erupted. We normally get a week or so of 30 degree days in the summer in Toronto and I think we only got maybe 2 days when the temp reached into the mid 20s that year. In fact, I think it rained every weekend for four consecutive weeks. A thoroughly miserable year weather wise.

[@eshim3961]

@@nicholashylton6857 My father was part of the evacuation of Clark AFB when Mt. Pinatubo erupted. I guess hindsight is 20/20, but they couldn't have picked the worst place to build a military base. I remember him coming home and sleeping for 4 days straight.

[@ethangetchell5550]

What blows my mind is all of these videos that simon and team does get better and better, the script quality feels less forced the pan changes, the quality of the video itself, all while being educational and entertaining. These videos have become part of my daily routine. Love the videos! Not just this channel but any one that simon and team makes. If this is your only subscription I'd definitely check out there other channels!

[@zaco-km3su]

They made a pretty big mistake with the Mount Tambora explosion.

[@Zonda1996]

Perfect timing for me to fall asleep to my nightly binge of your videos

[@hueykratos]

So if we find a way to trigger a volcano we can buy ourselves some more time 😅😅😅🧎🏾‍♂️

[@Elthenar]

The Lake Toba eruption was the deadliest in history. It reduced humanity to under 10k worldwide.

[@kennystrawnmusic]

Re: 13:29 - it should be noted that Maritime Continent eruptions in particular have a crashing effect on the SOI. You throw a bunch of SO2 into the stratosphere over the Maritime Continent, it’s going to cause local cooling over the Maritime Continent which in turn creates high pressure over the Maritime Continent. This has the effect of shoving the SPCZ eastward even without any El Niño present while also pushing the Indian Ocean Dipole into an exceptionally strong positive phase through similar pressure gradients. You don’t need a particularly large eruption in Indonesia to cause this either - the effect of Makian on the 1861-62 “ARkStorm” winter is likely similar due to how close that thing is to the equator.

[@pneumonianakey]

15:48 "something wrong, I can feel it"

[@rowen42069]

It's the second time he's said mount tambora is in new zealand

[@1pcfred]

I sense a huge disturbance in the Force.

[@lisapolke5444]

Woo hoo!! All hail our King Simon of KZbin!! Thank you Simon, seriously. All your hard work gets me through my days! Have a wonderful day! 😊

[@sandybarnes887]

Yup. 14 channels are a lot of content

[@duncancurtis5971]

A link twixt Krak and the rogue icebergs which sank the Titanic 25yrs later?🤔

[@pakde8002]

And here I am sitting next to the Sunda Strait and there's been a few small earthquakes in the last week. Thanks Simon. But Simon, please note that Tambora is not in New Zealand but in Indonesia. Your script writers have made the same mistake in previous videos. The big eruption in New Zealand on the scale of Tambora was 2000 years ago. Also, it's my honor to inform you that you murdered every Indonesian place name 👏👏👏 But I still love all your channels 💗

[@DaleDix]

That's normal

[@pakde8002]

@@DaleDix yeap.

[@arche2460]

Yeah that threw me off a bit lmao I think Tambora deserves a video of its own honestly!

[@mrdasboot45]

Isn’t Tambora on the island of Soembawa in Indonesia, not New Zealand?

[@arche2460]

@@mrdasboot45 Yeah it is

[@jackmason5278]

After some eruption, Tambora I think, the Farmer's Almanac, by way of a misprint, predicted snow for Boston on the fourth of July. It happened! This gave that publication an undeserved reputation for accuracy.

[@nate4036]

I believe their predictors are time travelers. They hit prob 80% positive

[@mikesaco6385]

Without doubt Simon does an awesome job in every video he does 😎👍 some of the best channels on you tube ...learnt an absolute ton thanks Simon keep up the good work 👌

[@joeyr7294]

Love how Simon just gets up and walks away on these vids

[@briandavies1910]

Maybe edit the Tambora volcano to where it is. It's in Indonesia, not New Zealand. Also not mentioned is the fact that the area in and around Anak Krakatu still is highly active, and is monitored from a minimum distance of 5km due to its explosive eruption style. (yes, I'm close to the Sunda Strait and have been monitoring this activity for some years)

[@handyandyaus]

The Tongan underwater volcanic of January 2022 was at least as big as Krakatoa.

[@AndrewwarrenAndrew]

Krakatoa is slowly growing back.

[@cowstomper]

Anak kraktau is the fastest growing volcanic complex in the world

[@blablablablablablab3]

Jesus! This guy must have one hundred channels on KZbin! Someday we will find him even in our soup!!🤣

[@Falchanco]

This convinces me we need another Krakatoa event or two within a six month period

[@mvfc7637]

FYI. The 536AD eruption of Krakatoa is disputed with historian’s recently referncing an eruption in Iceland as being the cause of the atmospheric and climate phenomenon observed at the time.

[@joshuaperry8729]

Simon you've done it again. Mount Tambora isn't in new Zealand I would know lol.

[@vic5015]

Indeed, China's Yellow River has been known historically for its propensity for epic floods.

[@lucaspercy4898]

Fact Boy! Love having decoding on my podcast provider. Please keep it up. Xo

[@ToxicCheese_NL]

Never heard of a eruption of a vulcano in New Zealand in 1812. I do know of a massive eruption of an Indonesian vulcano three years later causing the year with no summer. Too bad this mistake wasn't corrected after the previous videos.

[@whiskeySe7en]

Vulcan-o

[@mandaout2427]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanism_of_New_Zealand Well I learned something today

[@nathanielcooke6122]

Mt Tambora is in Indonesia and erupted in 1815. Not sure where you got 1812 or New Zealand from.

[@ksc1406]

Too many channels Simon, too many channels. Yet, I'm still watching. Damn you Simon!

[@lunarskyye2680]

Listening to this in work. It was very interesting. Good job, Simon.

[@johnrogers8836]

Classic... “; be honest, that’s what your here for!” 😂😂😂

[@JamesWylde]

Great video and you surprisingly avoided mid roll ads! Upvoted and well done.

[@chrissirvid5845]

Another interesting, informative and entertaining presentation from the team 👏

[@alexander0the0gray]

15:48 - I think you meant 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia?

[@kennbmondo]

The hardest working crew on KZbin. Simon and his writer/viddy editing slaves! 5 stars!

[@WeAreTheTrueMedia]

9:45 There's only one *'L'* in lengthy btw Simon!

[@hildeschmid8400]

"Good night and thanks for coming, to all the world." Oh, that is good!

[@rachelbarrie5359]

I live in New Zealand and I'm not looking forward to Lake Taupo going off. Its bad enough White Island is still highly active, but man Lake Taupo would wipe out the whole of the North Island of New Zealand.

[@casacara]

Krakatoa is absolutely not the most deadly eruption in history. Tambora’s 1815 eruption eclipses it not only in VEI (7 vs 6), but in energy released (33 gigatons vs 250 megatons) and death toll (20,000 immediate, potentially 90,000 from long term effects, and unknown from the winter it caused.)

[@JoshuaTootell]

He mentions that

[@frindjinny6]

imagine being some Australian child “oh blimey I sure do hate those emus” before you hear an explosion coming from the islands north of you

[@SMOK156]

No views? Am I the first ☺️ Love the all the work everyone involved in these videos across all channels and podcasts put into these! Amazing job as always ❤️

[@usonumabeach300]

The fact that the Soviets detonated a device at a quarter of the power of krakatoa, and was believed capable of being half as powerful, is pretty terrifying.

[@nate4036]

Yea they backed it down a bit before detonating because they couldn’t measure exactly how big it was to be.

[@WaywardVet]

The way you casually say "the first tsunami of the day" is downright American Midwest talking about tornados. "Well the first twister went up thattaway then the second got a bit closer" (Edit; as for the painting, The Scream was titled because Edward turned around at sunset, and allegedly felt it was like nature itself was screaming. That's just what I've heard. If true, it certainly left an impression on him, no pun intended.)

[@harrietharlow9929]

Yet another great video, Simon. I learn so much from your videos, so I really appreciate your uploads.

[@PlaugeNinja]

"Mount Tambora in New Zealand". Well colour me surprised, I've never heard of that mountain here at all. There is one in Indonesia though. We have the Taupō Supervolcano and Mount Tarawera

[@jakealter5504]

And Indonesia has Tambora, Krakatoa, and Lake Toba (the largest active super volcano). Indonesia had the two deadliest eruptions in human history and the largest explosive eruption in the last 25 million years

[@PlaugeNinja]

@@jakealter5504 I feel like my sarcastic comment went right over your head. They made a mistake in the video, there is no Mount Tambora in New Zealand.

[@jakealter5504]

@@PlaugeNinja I know. I’m just not great with understanding sarcasm

[@twocvbloke]

The bigger sad irony about the effect of cooling the planet is, they're researching the idea of somehow doing the same thing artificially to cool the planet down, would just be easier to find a big volcano looking to blow its' top and just bomb the crap out of it 'til it does... :P

[@ComaDave]

The night before its explosion, there was a local seismic event which caused the surface of the surrounding ocean to briefly turn completely flat as far as the horizon.

[@FenrirGBG]

Deadliest ever? Toba? Laacher See? Campe Flegrei?

[@FenrirGBG]

A MINOR eruption of Campe Flegrei was the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius..

[@FenrirGBG]

It was a massive eruption, but far from the deadliest ever.. Compared to several others it was like a minor fart

[@Richark26]

Great video. Just want to point out though that Tambora is in Indonesia not New Zealand.

[@fumanpoo4725]

The Great Taco Bell Eruption of July 23, 2022 did nor kill anybody, but that unholy shart horror impacted many lives.

[@stapleman007]

Since then, there was the "Great White Castle Catastrophy" of July 28, 2022. Makes the Great Taco Bell eruption look like an old and cracked woopie cussion that has lost its woopie.

[@gemfyre855]

Krakatau's largest explosion was due to the land collapsing into the emptied magma chamber, allowing sea-water to rush in (and probably flash to steam as it hit molten rock), and creating the huge caldera that Anak Krakatau sits in the middle of.

[@stevekenilworth]

Tonga was prob biggest we seen in recent times, it added 10% extra water vapor in the upper atmosphere.

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

A thought occurs. Geysers and volcanoes are just natures' orgasms.

[@godfreypigott]

Is there more than one nature?

[@dwchen1]

Mount Tambora eruption in 1812 is even 3 times more powerful than Krakatoa, and it's not in New Zealand Simon, but in West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia in Sumbawa island in the Eastern part of the country.

[@jakealter5504]

Tambora became active in 1812 but the big eruption didn’t happen until 1815

[@kenwilliams8992]

SIMON!!! Mt Tambora is not in New Zealand. Mt Tarawera is in New Zealand. Lake Taupo is also in New Zealand which was formed from a huge volcanic eruption.

[@bluegold1026]

So…does this mean we are long overdue for another massive volcanic eruption somewhere on earth on the same devastating scale as Krakatoa?

[@frenchfriedbagel7035]

Doubt it. The Volcano of biggest concern is YellowStone, but even that has only shown signs that it’s growing dormant. And even if it does erupt we’d be fine.

[@Cypresssina]

Campi Flegrei is probably of more concern than Yellowstone.

[@andrewkful]

HOW MANY KZbin CHANNELS IS THIS GUY ON!?!??!!?

[@sandybarnes887]

14

[@pluviosity]

'fire mountain' or 'gunung api' is not just for Krakatoa, it's basically the Indonesian language for 'volcano'.

[@Transilvanian90]

Also, error at the end (15:50): Mount Tambora isn't in New Zealand, it's also in Indonesia, in the Sunda Islands.

[@briannorris1548]

Every time Simon gets up at the end of these videos I imagine he's immediately changing and going over to another set to present for one of his other countless channels

[@MrLeo2A6]

Really enjoyed that one, Thanks for you effort

[@Vikanuck]

Simon (or to whom it may concern) - please do a video on the 1875 Icelandic volcano that drove more than half the island to f*ck off outta there for good… most of whom came here to Canada, and settled a new town known as ‘New Iceland’, which is now the town of Gimli, Manitoba. I don’t know about this channel, but I think it would be a kickass story for any of your other 97 channels. Thanks for your strong and contemplative consideration. Yours truly - Vikanuck. K love you bye XO 👋😚

[@peronik349]

It is clear that the krakatoa eruption of 1883 was mega-colossal but it is also true that this disaster was the first to have been reported in the West immediately after its onset. The telegraph had just been installed in the area, so the English authorities reported the event immediately, giving it colossal publicity for the event. In terms of the power of the eruption (Volcanic Explosivity Index 6 or ~20 cubic km of ejected volume) the krakatoa would almost pale in comparison to one of its predecessors: the Tambora which is also in Indonesia (not New Zealand ). the eruption of Tambora in 1815 (VEI 7 and ejected 60-100 cubic Km ) caused directly ~ 92,000 deaths and indirectly millions of deaths. between the cholera epidemics in India because the monsoons are no longer there; thousands of hectares of rice fields in China where the seeds rot on the spot rather than grow (too much rain, too cold) the cities of the east coast of the USA blocked by snowstorms in August; and the Irish population which undergoes its penultimate generalized famine. another detail if the krakatoa seems to have lost a few hundred meters in height for the tembora it is simply 1500m less in altitude and the crater sinks 1000 meters more over 6 km in diameter. this year 1815 is especially marked in the history books by the end of the Napoleonic adventure, for the ruling class the small food concerns of the population ....... yet the years 1815-1820 were catastrophic

[@YoutubeBorkedMyOldHandle_why]

My thoughts exactly. I've often thought that the famous Krakatoan eruption of 1883 (20 cu km) gets so much attention, mostly because it effected a LOT of white people, who documented the whole event, at a time when communication was remarkably fast. Similarly, I tire of hearing people talking about the Mount St. Helens eruption of 1980 (puny by most standards 0.25 cu km), which is so well known primarily because it happened on American soil. Or the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79, (a relatively small eruption 3.3 cu km), primarily because it happened very close to major urban centres in the heart (and at the peak) of the Roman Empire. Also, because of all the cool fossilized remains preserved in ash. But of course this is how history is written, giving the most importance to the people who speak the loudest. Still, there have been many other significant eruptions. My favourite is the Thera eruption of about 1600 BCE in the Mediterranean, which vaporized the island of Santorini wiping out a major Minoan city (which was literally built right on top of the volcano.) This was an explosive Ultra Plinian eruption similar to Krakatoa, but easily 3 times as large (60 cu km.) Unlike Krakatoa however, this one occurred smack in the heart of the ancient western World. There would have been a massive tsunami and ash fallout all around the Mediterranean, in addition to a volcanic winter etc. Undoubtedly, it would have profoundly effected the entire region, and significantly altered the course of history. It is also 'by far' the most plausible basis for the Atlantis myth. Yet, it happened a long time ago, with little in the historical record (probably at the time people were too busy with other things), so we mostly don't pay much attention to this one, focusing instead on eruptions which have been well documented.

[@luckyhands4995]

I have no life and still can't keep up with your channels and videos Awesomeness

[@WillHuizenga]

Do you post your sources somewhere? I'm very interested in knowing more about the after effects of the eruption. I thought a lot about this video while camping this weekend. Especially at 14:50.

[@lotus7589]

The Mount Tambora eruption was not in New-Zealand, but also in Indonesia.

[@arizonatsunami]

Wow, didn’t know Mt. Tambora was in New Zealand.

[@JFrazer4303]

It's worth mentioning that the mistaken pronunciation as "Krakatoa" is from a reporter back then who misspelled "Krakatao".

[@amaccama3267]

Still dig the walk off at the end. 👍👍

[@mizzfit02]

15:48 Mount Tambora erupted in 1815 NOT 1812, and is located in Indonesia NOT New Zealand.

[@callabeth258]

Last time I was this early to a big brain video Simon had hair!

[@godfreypigott]

This is the *SECOND* video where you've state that Mount Tambora is in New Zealand. *IT IS IN INDONESIA.*

[@stancil83]

August 1883, the month I was born. I was -97 years non-existent back then. Blasts must have been incredibly loud. My ears are still ringing. Never mind that's just my tinnitus.

[@patvdleer]

Those island names :D lang & verlaten meaning long abandoned in dutch

[@charmaintrout174]

Is Mt Edna, Sicily, one of those Super Volcanoes? I would love Simon to do a video on its history making eruptions and the present danger of a major eruption. Previously, it had a fairly regular eruption pattern but it is decades overdue and has been "Rumbling" for a few years now; concerning specialists in the field.

[@patrickscalia5088]

Etna is not a supervolcano. It's nowhere near big enough to be called that. But it's big enough that you wouldn't want to be standing less than ten miles from it during an eruption. All explosive volcanic eruptions are absolutely catastrophic for anything/anyone close enough to it. Humanity's nuclear weapons are pathetic squibs compared to volcanic eruptions.

[@jakealter5504]

@@patrickscalia5088 Etna’s eruptions are relatively safe even when explosive when compared to most of the eruptions from Vesuvius, Vesuvius might be smaller but it’s deadlier

[@o80y1]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R’s Ecologists would’ve loved those aquatic anomalies lmao

[@jarradkeefe]

This is the second video where Simon has placed Mount Tambora in New Zealand

[@dennisanderson3895]

B-b-but...In his book, Al Gore asserted it is "impossible" for volcanoes to have an affect on climate!

[@stapleman007]

You can tell when a politician is lying, their lips are moving.

[@hebrewhooligan5462]

I'm seeing alot of repeating videos, I mean only because I watch all of his channels. Still though I'll watch the shit outta them. That silky sweet voice is the best ever!

[@stapleman007]

Krakatoa is what resulted from Earth stubbing it's toe.

[@PoleTooke]

3:15 I mean... They might not know what a volcano is, but they've basically got it down. Lol

[@BigJunnie]

Can we get mount Tambora eruption next? I wanna hear about that now

[@owenshebbeare2999]

I think it has been done.

[@deviricx983]

1815 Eruption of Tambora on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. I know Simon is a busy man and makes mistakes. I’m just putting it out there.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@geoffhill6992]

A very underated threat to humanity nay all life in general. time will tell

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

3:03 Dude, is she copping a feel?

[@Usual2uspect85]

Imagine when Yellowstone goes off... that'll be the end of the good ol' USA.