The Largest Volcanic Eruption to Ever Occur; The VEI 9 Toba Eruption
- Episode aired Feb 11, 2023
- 5m
75 thousand year ago Mount Toba on Sumatra exploded in what seems to require the addition of a level 9 to the Volcano Explosivity Index. The ashfall likely covered not just SouthEast Asia bu... Read all75 thousand year ago Mount Toba on Sumatra exploded in what seems to require the addition of a level 9 to the Volcano Explosivity Index. The ashfall likely covered not just SouthEast Asia but the Indian subcontinent and northern Indian Ocean.75 thousand year ago Mount Toba on Sumatra exploded in what seems to require the addition of a level 9 to the Volcano Explosivity Index. The ashfall likely covered not just SouthEast Asia but the Indian subcontinent and northern Indian Ocean.