Tambora: the eruption that changed the world
Auteur :
Wood, Gillen D’Arcy
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691168623
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
When Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano's massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures and disrupting major weather systems for more than three years. Communities worldwide endured famine, disease, and