A Mist Connection An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy
In 1783, an eruption occurred in Iceland. Soon after, a dry fog descended upon mainland Europe. These two events long went unconnected. "A Mist Connection" documents the Laki eruption and its consequences for Iceland and the wider world. The book combines methods of historical disaster res...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2023
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| Series: | Historical Catastrophe Studies / Historische Katastrophenforschung
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
| Summary: | In 1783, an eruption occurred in Iceland. Soon after, a dry fog descended upon mainland Europe. These two events long went unconnected. "A Mist Connection" documents the Laki eruption and its consequences for Iceland and the wider world. The book combines methods of historical disaster research, climate history, global history, history of science, and geology in an interdisciplinary approach. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (387 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110731927 9783110732023 9783110737172 |
| Access: | Open Access |