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The impact of two volcano eruptions on the Croatian lands at the beginning of the 19th century
Krešimir Kužić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3201-539X
; Glavni stožer HV, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This paper aims to show that volcanic activity was the prime factor that initiated a sequence of natural disasters in Croatia during the early 19th century. The Napoleonic wars were still roaring when two volcano eruptions affected Europe. The first one occurred in
1808/09 and was followed by the eruption of the Tambora volcano in 1815. These eruptions produced a negative effect on weather conditions from 1809 to 1818. The daily minimal temperatures in the northern hemisphere, from late spring to early autumn, were abnormally low in this period. As a consequence, the Croatian lands were struck by crop failures, and famine became widespread because of inadequate measures against food shortage. However, the
most detrimental outcome was a catastrophic epidemic plague which lasted from 1814 to 1818.
Ključne riječi
chronicle; volcano eruption; weather anomalies; the Little Ice Age; famine; plague; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
64039
URI
Datum izdavanja:
10.5.2010.
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