Indonesia's Mount Semeru suddenly erupted on Saturday, spewing a massive column of ash and smoke 40,000 feet into the sky that rained down on surrounding densely populated areas.

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NEW - Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano in East Java erupts sending ash 40,000ft into the sky as locals flee.

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"Several areas went dark after being covered by volcanic ash," the country's disaster mitigation agency told CNN.

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Effects from Mount Semeru's eruption

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The year without a summer in 1816 was caused by one volcano in Indonesia in 1815. The Big Freeze of 1709 in France was caused by 3 European volcanoes. I would expect sharply higher food prices. China has stopped exporting fertilizers. Drought in California and bad weather elsewhere. Get a garden going and buy seeds for sprouting indoors.