The Volcano That Changed The World

The Volcano That Changed The World

53 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2017

Unlike what people may think, Krakatoa was not the biggest volcanic eruption in history. More than two hundred years ago, on April 10th 1815, Mount Tambora in Eastern Indonesia became a merciless killer. It unleashed the most deadly volcanic eruption in human memory, wiping out at least 117,000 people. And an entire civilization and its language disappeared. But the killing didn’t stop there. It has now been proven that this eruption could have triggered an extraordinary and little known cataclysmic event: worldwide climate change.

The Volcano That Changed The World

53 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2017

The Volcano That Changed The World
Unlike what people may think, Krakatoa was not the biggest volcanic eruption in history. More than two hundred years ago, on April 10th 1815, Mount Tambora in Eastern Indonesia became a merciless killer. It unleashed the most deadly volcanic eruption in human memory, wiping out at least 117,000 people. And an entire civilization and its language disappeared. But the killing didn’t stop there. It has now been proven that this eruption could have triggered an extraordinary and little known cataclysmic event: worldwide climate change.
Producers Südwestrundfunk, ARTE, Leonardo Film
Original title Der Vulkan, der die Welt veränderte
Directors Elmar Bartlmae, Florian Breier
Writers Florian Breier

Cast

Susanne Hampl

as Narrator

Jens Schellhass

as Narrator

Helge Trohl

as Narrator

Ute de Groot

as Narrator