It’s near the northern tip of Sulawesi (also known as Celebes); the large 1815 eruption of Tamboro was on an island located south of Sulawesi (or about 300 miles south of the current event).
First indications are this could be a lower end “moderate” dust veil event on a scale similar to Pinatubo in 1991-92, not a “major” like Tamboro was. Krakatoa was between moderate and major (in climate terms, about two-thirds the impact of Tamboro).
If this eruption will have any significant effect on global temperature remains to be worked out. It could, but further measurements will be needed if more eruptions take place.
Hmm may need to keep using the heated gloves a bit longer while riding in to work in the morning..
I believe Tambora in 1815 was a VEI 7 and I’ve read that it was the largest eruption in the past two millennium.
There was also the year without summer in 1816 after the eruption. I lived in Southern California in 1992 and the rains that year were the heaviest I’ve ever experienced. We had what they called the Miracle March after one of the usual droughts. The Sepulveda Basin in Los Angeles received 9 inches of rain in an afternoon. The aerosols have a huge effect.