Three major volcanic eruptions in Indonesia were the well-known Krakatoa in 1883, Mt Tambora in 1815 and of Lake Toba 74,000 years ago. They all caused darkening of the atmoshere, up to 6 years for the Lake Toba eruption and causing harvest failuress and no summer in temperate climates from the Mt Tambora eruption. From the Krakatoa erup,tion, 36,000 people died,mainly from tsunamis. It could be heard 160km away.
This is an endocrine basin in the death valley of California and is noted as the lowest point in the north America and is has a depth of 282 feet below the sea level. This site itself consists of a pool of bad water and is next to the road in the sink and has accumulated slats that surround the basin and is thus is undrinkable and thus has got this name.