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The 1815 eruption of Tambora caused an unusually cold summer in much of Europe in 1816. The extreme weather led to poor harvests and malnutrition, but also demonstrated the capability of


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1783–1820_ (Franz Steiner, 2001). Google Scholar  Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * J. Luterbacher is in the Department of Geography, Climatology, Climate


Dynamics and Climate Change, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Senckenbergstrasse 1, D-35390 Giessen, Germany, J. Luterbacher * C. Pfister is at the Oeschger Centre for Climatic Change


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