Science

Which year was the Year Without a Summer?

1,816. Tambora's 1815 eruption dimmed the sun worldwide; the gloomy summer helped inspire Frankenstein.

How close would your guess have been?

In the game we ask it like this: “Snow in June, frost in July - which year is called the Year Without a Summer?”

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The answer

1,816

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