Are we heading for a year with no summer? It’s happened before

The year has been pretty grim so far (Picture: Getty)If you’re sick of still having to put the heating on in April, we hear you. The UK’s spring 2024 has been a literal washout, with record rainfall and Baltic temperatures to boot.But it could be worse.In 1816, Brits had no spring, and no summer. And a volcano on the other side of the world was to blame.It all began on April 10, 1815. On the island of Sumbawa, now part of Indonesia, Mount Tambora had been getting restless, and on tha