In particular, eruptions such the Timanfaya's in Lanzarote ─ one
of the strongest in the country due its duration until 1736 and the amount
of thrown
material ─ and Tambora's ─ one
of the biggest
volcanic episodes, which led to a «year without summer» in 1816 ─ released big amounts
of iron that altered the chemical composition
of the annual Pyrenean tree rings.