Timeline May 1816

Events in May 1816 1

• 1816 Year Without a Summer Volcanic winter causes global crop failures and famine Ash and sulfate aerosols from the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora cooled the global climate, bringing snow and frost to New England and Canada in June and ruined harvests across Europe, eastern North America, and parts of Asia. The resulting food shortages triggered the last severe subsistence crisis in the Western world, with famine, disease, and bread riots across many regions.