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SUMMARY:Volcanic eruptions\, climate and humans: How lessons from the past
  can help us to prepare for the future  - Michael Sigl\, Paul Scherrer Ins
 titut & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research\, University of Bern
DTSTART:20171019T163000Z
DTEND:20171019T173000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Rachael Rhodes
DESCRIPTION:Large volcanic eruptions are a major driver of natural climate
  variability responsible for numerous cooling extremes and throughout huma
 n history have often been followed by severe famines and pandemics. Spanni
 ng from the last glacial maximum into the future\, I present case studies 
 of how volcanic eruptions can impact our climate with implications for hum
 an societies in past\, present and future. From pre-anthropogenic ozone de
 pletion to “failures” of the critical Nile summer flood causing famine
 s in Ancient Egypt\, I track the influence of volcanic eruptions on climat
 e and human societies and demonstrate that the significance of volcanic er
 uptions goes beyond a short-lived reduction of surface temperatures (e.g.\
 , “Year without a Summer”).
LOCATION:Latimer Room (Old Court)\, Clare College\, Trinity Lane
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