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Tambora

The Eruption That Changed the World
Nov 11, 2018Brontina66 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a scientific book that reads like a novel. I enjoyed every single page of it. Tambora, a volcano in Indonesia, erupted in April 1815 and it was such a massive eruption that it completely disrupted the weather in the Northern hemisphere for three years. Freezing cold, heavy, incessant rain, floods, harvest destruction caused a tragedy of unthinkable proportions: thousands of people starved to death in the USA Eastern Coast, Europe and China; there were food riots, massive migrations and epidemics of cholera and typhus. There were also other, less tragic consequences, like the advancement of discovery in the Arctic or the production of Frankenstein in 1816. It's a very modern book, where the dangers to which we as mankind are exposed because of global warming and climate change are clearly explained. It might be a good idea to read this book with Mary Shelley's The Last Man.