Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major EruptionsPrinceton University Press, 2002 - 295 trang When the volcano Tambora erupted in Indonesia in 1815, as many as 100,000 people perished as a result of the blast and an ensuing famine caused by the destruction of rice fields on Sumbawa and neighboring islands. Gases and dust particles ejected into the atmosphere changed weather patterns around the world, resulting in the infamous ''year without a summer'' in North America, food riots in Europe, and a widespread cholera epidemic. And the gloomy weather inspired Mary Shelley to write the gothic novel Frankenstein. |
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Origins and Consequences | 1 |
The Hawaiian Islands and | 22 |
Coming Apart at the Seams | 108 |
The Eruption of Tambora in 1815 | 138 |
Devastation Death | 157 |
Afterword | 250 |
Notes and References | 261 |
Selected Bibliography | 279 |
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