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Title: HOW BAD WAS IT?
Review: The year 1816 is known in the US for days of bitter cold in the Northeast that summer. Europeans suffered major crop failures only one year after the Napoleonic Wars. The author examines this year and how the eruption of a volcano the year before may have influenced the climate. The book uses a mixture of science and history to better understand what occured.This is one of the few works of its kind I have ever seen. While far from fascinating, it does shed light on a period only dimly understood, and is a must read for anyone greatly interested in climate change or historic volcanoes.
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