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Volcanoes in Human History : The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
Volcanoes in Human History The FarReaching Effects of Major Eruptions
Author: Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Donald Theodore Sanders
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 with...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691118383
ISBN-10: 0691118388
Publication Date: 11/1/2004
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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