Buch am Mittag - Wine, Delicacies and Volcanoes

Description

How do large volcanic eruptions affect climate and society? Niklaus Emanuel Bartlome explores the question of what impacts the eruptions of Komagatake (Japan) and Mt. Parker (Philippines) had. Using three urban hospitals in Freiburg, Bern, and St. Gallen, he demonstrates possible consequences for agriculture and supply, as well as the authorities' handling of the climate anomalies of the 1640s. Speaker: M. A. NIKLAUS EMANUEL BARTLOME, Institute of History and Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern

Highlights

• Lecture by M. A. Niklaus Emanuel Bartlome
• Topic: Effects of the double volcanic eruption of 1640/41
• Venue: University Library Bern

General Information

The lecture examines the impacts of the Komagatake and Mt. Parker eruptions on climate and society in the 17th century. Using examples from Freiburg, Bern, and St. Gallen, it discusses the consequences for agriculture and supply, as well as the reactions of authorities.

Location

Münstergasse 61, 3011 Bern, Switzerland

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