Fire And Ice: Tambora, Receding Glaciers And The Birth Of Modern Climate-Research

In 1815 the Tambora, in Indonesia, erupted with the most powerful volcanic eruption in historic times. Around 1820 advancing glaciers in the Alps caused concerns among officials. Scientists speculated if both events were somehow connected.

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