An Amazing and Portentous Summer
Environmental and Social Responses in Britain to the 1783 Eruption of an Iceland Volcano
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7291538 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Grattan, Mark Brayshay |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 161 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-125 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3059970 |
| OpenAlex | W2329747961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper investigates the impact of the 1783 eruption of the Laki volcanic fissure in Iceland. This was the most violent, extensive and prolonged volcanic episode which has occurred in the northern hemisphere during the modern era. A detailed examination of newspaper accounts and other documentary evidence reveals the dramatic effect of the eruption on the weather over much of Western Europe. It is shown that Icelandic volcanic eruptions can cause serious environmental damage and extreme climatic disturbance in locations far from the source. Moreover, the evidence indicates a variety of human responses to the weather conditions ranging from panic to attempts to find a scientific explanation
Geography · Seismology · Volcano · Climate variability and models · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Polar Research and Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |