The volcanic eruption that triggered a global catastrophe and a 'year without summer'

Following a changeable and – at times – wintry last few weeks, the thought of snow in May, sunless skies in June and and a ...
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1816: When summer never came

There are years that leave a mark on the calendar and years that leave a mark on everything else. 1816 was the latter. Across the Northern Hemisphere, spring arrived and then summer simply didn't ...