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New England’s 1816 “Mackerel Year,” Volcanoes and Climate Change Today

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Hundreds of articles have been written about the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history, at Indonesia’s Mt. Tambora just over 200 years ago. But for a small group of New England-based researchers, one more Tambora story needed to be told, one related to its catastrophic effects in the Gulf of Maine that may carry lessons for intertwined human-natural systems facing climate change today.

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Catherine E Puckett, Janet Lathrop
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Northeast CSC

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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • Northeast CASC

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