How a #Vulcano eruption in Southeast Asia leads to thousands dead locally in fire whirlwinds, hunger in Europe (but not the UK), some of the best #Romantic #literature (Dracula, Frankenstein, Byron's poetry), (possibly) the rise of #AntiSlavery in the US and the start of the #Opium trade in #China.

Talk about #ChaosTheory. #ButterflyWing

"1816, the Year Without a Summer" #inOurTime
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