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Sara Pritchard @sarabpritchard.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

For the 6.3 people who will be sticking around for the last panel on the last day of #ESHS-HSS, @katrinkleemann.bsky.social will be talking abt the hist and study of submarine canyons and I will be discussing #satellites 🛰 and the making of the nocturnal global and planetary 🌌🌃🌍 <-- but at #night

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Next week (22-24 Oct), the German Maritime Museum is hosting an international conference titled "Planetary Waters: A Challenge between Abstraction and Empathy." Join us for the public keynote, live (with a reception afterwards) and on Zoom. www.dsm.museum/en/calendar/... #envhist #envhum #oceanhist

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agathefourmoret.bsky.social @agathefourmoret.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Next week I will take part in the Planetary Waters conference in the German Maritime Museum, in Bremerhaven. Organized by Fabienne Will, @katrinkleemann.bsky.social and Noemi Quagliati With @eikeheine.bsky.social we will present a paper on the Norwegian petroleum museum

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Niels Petersen @muntera.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Interesting conference feat. @katrinkleemann.bsky.social, @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social and many brilliant minds

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Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg @adwhamburg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

💡Junge Spitzenforschung: Neun Young Academy Fellows verstärken die Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg. Die neuen #YAFs werden bei dem Festakt der Akademie anlässlich ihres 20-jährigen Bestehens am 16.10.2025 in #Hamburg offiziell begrüßt. Zur Pressemitteilung 👉 www.awhamburg.de/aktuell/pres...

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Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I'm just passing along a book by @katrinkleemann.bsky.social called A Mist Connection: An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy. Enjoy! www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Please spread the word and submit an abstract for our "Planetary Waters" conference in Bremerhaven, 22-24 October 2025. The deadline to submit an abstract is 15 June 2025. For more info, see: www.dsm.museum/fileadmin/us... 🌊🚢

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🚢 Planetary Waters: Call for Papers 🌊 How do we visualize the vastness of oceans while keeping the human connection? 🗓️ Oct 22-24, 2025 📍 German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven, Germany Deadline for abstract submission: 15 June 2025. Find the call here: www.dsm.museum/fileadmin/us...

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Floris Winckel @fwinckel.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

*CfP: “Planetary Waters - A Challenge Between Abstraction and Empathy”* An exciting conference organised by three wonderful scholars this autumn - do check it out! 📆22-24 October, 2025 📍Bremerhaven, GER 🔜Paper submissions due 15 June, 2025

Call for Papers
Conference “Planetary Waters - A Challenge Between Abstraction and Empathy”
Date: 22–24 October 2025
Location: German Maritime Museum / Leibniz Institute for Maritime History
Aims of the Conference:
The Leibniz Institute of Maritime History (DSM) invites submissions for the conference “Planetary Waters – A Challenge Between Abstraction and Empathy”, taking place on October 22–24, 2025, at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven. This interdisciplinary event will bring together scholars, researchers, and practitioners to explore public communication strategies that integrate the planetary scale of water studies while maintaining a focus on human-water relationships at the local level.
The intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss urge us to incorporate a planetary perspective into our thinking and actions more than ever before. The conference “Planetary Waters” addresses this challenge by examining water in its many forms—oceans, seas, inland waters, and wetlands—through interdisciplinary dialogues that balance abstraction with empathy.
Key questions include: How can the complex effects of climate change on the hydrosphere be made accessible to diverse audiences? Can the humanities and museum exhibitions integrate a planetary perspective while conveying local dimensions in an engaging and empathetic manner? What role can visualization techniques play in this process?
The conference brings together scholars, science communicators, curators, and artists drawing on Blue Humanities to explore human-water relationships while advancing three central goals: deepening the planetary dimension in the humanities, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to water studies, and developing innovative public communication strategies.

Submission Guidelines:
Interested participants are invited to submit a single PDF document containing an abstract of no more than 300 words and a brief bio by June 15, 2025. Please send submissions to all three organizers: k.kleemann@dsm.museum; noemi.quagliati@unive.it; f.will@deutsches-museum.de.
Important Information:
● Abstract Submission Deadline: June 15, 2025
● Notification of Acceptance: June 30, 2025
● 1st Draft Paper Submission Deadline (5 pages): October 10, 2025
We request first drafts as pre-circulated papers, which will form the basis for a subsequent publication in Deutsches Schifffahrtsarchiv, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal (in English or German) where we will publish our conference papers. Find more information here.
Additional Information:
The conference will feature two keynote speakers: oceanographer Prof. Dr. Elda Miramontes, (MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen) and art historian Dr. Anne Hemkendreis (The Greenhouse Centre for Environmental Humanities, Stavanger University). Additionally, a workshop will be held with two practitioners – environmental journalist Christian Schwägerl (RiffReporter) and artist-filmmaker Sonia Levy (Royal College of Art, London) – offering hands-on insights into visual and narrative strategies for communicating water-related issues.
Practical Information:
Meals and accommodation costs for speakers to Bremerhaven will be covered by the organizers, while travel costs are subject to available funding

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I was awarded the 2025 William E. and Mary B. Ritter Memorial Fellowship by @scrippsocean.bsky.social in La Jolla. It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to spend the last two months in California, carrying out research and thinking about #oceanhist. #envhist scripps.ucsd.edu/about/awards...

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

If you are near the @scrippsocean.bsky.social in La Jolla, come by to the Ritter Memorial Fellowship Lecture tomorrow at 3 pm, I will be talking about the emergence of the German Maritime Observatory (Deutsche #Seewarte).

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Exciting morning in La Jolla, CA, today! We had an earthquake this morning, just after 10 am. The Shake Alert said magnitude 6.3 but it was later corrected to 5.2. #earthquake #sandiego

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

It was a big week for publishing papers. @ambio-journal.bsky.social published our paper "Climate, peace, and conflict—past and present: Bridging insights from historical sciences and contemporary research" yesterday! 🥳 #envhist #climhist #climatechange #skystorians

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Stephan F. Ebert @sfebert.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

New OA publication! @katrinkleemann.bsky.social and I developed an analytical tool for interdisciplinary studies that explore past nature-induced disasters using Eldgjá and Laki as case studies. doi.org/10.30909/vol... #Volcanoes #HistSci #SciHist #EnvHist #MiddleAges #earlyModernAge#Volcanica

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Eldgjá and Laki: Two large Icelandic fissure eruptions and a historical-critical approach for interdisciplinary researchers working on past nature-induced disasters | Volcanica

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

🌋 Exciting News! Stephan Ebert & I just published our new paper in Volcanica! 🌍 We've developed an analytical tool for interdisciplinary studies that explore historical nature-induced disasters. In the paper, we're using the Eldgjá & Laki eruptions as case studies. #envhist doi.org/10.30909/vol...

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Eldgjá and Laki: Two large Icelandic fissure eruptions and a historical-critical approach for interdisciplinary researchers working on past nature-induced disasters | Volcanica

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

In case you are an ECR and have a recently published article or yet-to-be published article on #oceanhist: The call for this year's Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize in Ocean History is out! #envhist

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

"In the summer of 1783 individuals in many parts of the northern hemisphere witnessed blood red sunsets and a peculiar, long-lasting dry fog." - @katrinkleemann.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2017/10/02/s... #envhist #wxhistory

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Speculating About the Weather: The Unusual Dry Fog of 1783

In the summer of 1783 individuals in many parts of the northern hemisphere witnessed blood red sunsets and a peculiar, long-lasting dry fog.

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The German Maritime Museum invites applications for 3-9 month-long fellowships to work on interdisciplinary object-based research focussing on the cultural & political significance of the relationship between humans and the sea. Deadline 31 January 2025. More info: www.museumsbund.de/stellenangeb...

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Global Connectivity in Maritime Perspective – International Fellowships DSM 2025 | Deutscher Museumsbund e.V.

Do you also think that the global impact of our relationship with the sea has so far been little addressed? The German Maritime Museum, Leibniz Institute for Maritime History (DSM) offers you the oppo...

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

A Mist Connection is now available as a paperback for 24.95 Euro (it remains available open access as an eBook). Coincidentally it was a misty morning in Northern Germany today. www.degruyter.com/document/doi... #envhist #Laki1783 #volcano #iceland @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Zotero fest 2024 is happening this week! Please consider spending a few minutes helping ICHO improve our shared bibliography. Help improve a shared resource and have a chance to win prizes! #histsci #envhist oceansciencehistory.com/2024/10/22/j...

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Join us for Zotero Fest 2024!

Dear Colleagues, Please join us 21-25 October 2024 for a collaborative cleaning and updating of ICHO’s Zotero library. The event is scheduled for the entire week so that you can participate w…

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

Das Deutsche Schifffahrtsmuseum / Leibniz Institut für Maritime Geschichte hat eine Postdoktorandenstelle im Bereich Digitale Maritime Kulturen ausgeschrieben. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 15. Oktober 2024. Mehr Infos hier: www.dsm.museum/stellenangeb... #oceanhist

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Postdoktorand:in (m/w/d)

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Fabrice aka Curious Crocodile @curiouscrocodile.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

Lesetipp der Woche: @katrinkleemann.bsky.social great book about the global consequences of the Laki eruption in 1783. Environmental history at its finest.

Book cover, Katrin Kleeman, A Mist Connection.

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

(1/27) STARTER PACK THREAD. The environmental humanities, broadly conceived, have been flourishing on BlueSky lately. To further promote this growth, we recommend the following starter packs in and beyond the #EnvHum, beginning with ICEHO's for environmental history. Let's connect! #envhist

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

(8/27) Since earthquakes and Anthropocene are common topics among environmental humanities scholars, make sure to follow some geoscientists! List created by @geohenning.bsky.social #geoscience #anthropocene #earthquakes

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

(12/27) Interested in environmental events that took place looong ago? Here's the starter pack for you! List by @obialik.bsky.social go.bsky.app/U1kdQ4v #oceanography #environment #climate

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

(19/27) We don't want any geohazards nor disasters, but we do want to follow people who work on these topics! List by @watershedlab.bsky.social #disasters #geohazards

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

(26/27) Let's shake things up by following people working on volcanoes! List by @erikklemetti.bsky.social

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

My book talk on "A Mist Connection" from 2023 with @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social and @finnarne.me and the Greenhouse Environmental Humanities Book Talk series was published as a podcast episode, which you can listen to here: newnatures.org/greenhouse/p... #envhist #Laki1783

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Katrin Kleemann – A Mist Connection – The Greenhouse

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sharing some of my research on balloons and the Gaussberg volcano during the first German Antarctic Expedition aboard the Gauß (1901—1903) at the Alfred-Wegener-Institut, in their really beautiful lecture theater!

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 29/07/2024

Great news! 📚 Get 50% off my book, A Mist Connection, as part of @degruyterbrill.bsky.social's summer sale! Visit www.degruyter.com/document/doi... and use the code DGBSS24 at the checkout to get your discount. #DeGruyterBrill #SummerSale #Laki1783 🌋🇮🇸 #envhist

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A Mist Connection

In the summer of 1783, an unusual dry fog descended upon large parts of the northern hemisphere. The fog brought with it bloodred sunsets, a foul sulfuric odor, and a host of other peculiar weather ev...

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

That moment when one of your favorite podcasts cites your research! 🥳🌋🇮🇸 Don't miss the latest episode of the Stuff you missed in History Class podcast on "The Skaftáreldar, or Laki Fissure Eruption", also featuring a mention of A Mist Connection: open.spotify.com/episode/0g7h... #Laki1783 #envhist

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The Skaftáreldar, or Laki Fissure Eruption

Listen to this episode from Stuff You Missed in History Class on Spotify. The Laki Fissure Eruption was a volcanic event in Iceland in 1783 lasted for months, leading to the deaths of thousands of peo...

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 07/05/2024

Very excited to see the new PAGES issue on earthquakes in print. It also features a short article that I wrote based on research on New England earthquakes and timekeeping carried out at the @jcblibrary.bsky.social in 2021. #envhist #earthquakes pastglobalchanges.org/publications...

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Seismic seconds: The challenges of precisely dating and timing earthquakes in New England in the past four centuries | PAGES

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

To celebrate Earth Day, De Gruyter is featuring my research (my book, A Mist Connection) as part of their extensive special collection through April 30. cloud.newsletter.degruyter.com/EarthDay2024 Read, download, and share! #EarthDayDeGruyter @degruyterbrill.bsky.social #Laki1783

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*Free access will be granted until April 30. Open access titles will remain accessible thereafter.

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 06/04/2024

New Jersey was struck by an earthquake today, which took place very close to where an earthquake struck in 1783. For some historical context on that 29 November 1783 earthquake, have a look at my blog article: hcagrads.hypotheses.org/4839. #envhist #earthquakenj

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

If you are interested in earthquakes, I highly recommend Judith Hubbard and Kyle Bradley's earthquake newsletter: earthquakeinsights.substack.com/about

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Pavla Šimková @pavlasimkova.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

In 2021, @milicaprokic.bsky.social and I started talking about a book on environmental history of islands. Three years, 18 authors and 14 islands later, here we are! Thank you, @sarahwhpress.bsky.social and @whitehorsepress.bsky.social! Available in print and in OA: www.jstor.org/stable/jj.12...

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

A reminder that the deadline to apply for our early career award is coming up on February 29th!

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

The Routledge Handbook of Environmental History is out! Thanks to the amazing editorial team, Emily O'Gorman, Sandra Swart, William San Martín, & Mark Carey! I'm delighted to be part of this publication with a chapter on Hazards and Disasters, with Admire Mseba. www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

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The Routledge Handbook of Environmental History

The Routledge Handbook of Environmental History presents a cutting-edge overview of the dynamic and ever-expanding field of environmental history. It addresses recent transformations in the field and ...

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

CFP: Oceans HSTM for the 2025 ICHST in New Zealand. Proposals should address some aspect of the history of ocean science and/or technology (broadly construed) in conversation with the conference theme: "Peoples, Places, Exchanges, and Circulation." networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

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CFP: Paper proposals on Oceans HSTM for the 2025 ICHST in Ōtepoti Dunedin, New Zealand | H-Net

The International Commission for the History of Oceanography (ICHO) is seeking paper proposals to join its sessions at the 2025 International Congress of History of Science and Technology to be held...

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

The German Maritime Museum & GEOMAR / Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research have a new CFP: We are looking for contributions for a workshop (15-17 May 2024) and subsequent publication on "100 Years Research at Sea. The History of METEOR I (1925-27)" #oceanhist #envhist www.dsm.museum/en/exhibitio...

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Call for Papers: 100 Years Research at Sea. The History of METEOR I

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

The German Maritime Museum currently has a call for applications for a dissertation prize (5000 Euro) to actively support the research and communication of maritime heritage. Deadline: 15 December. More information can be found here: www.dsm.museum/en/press-are... #oceanhist #envhist

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DSM Sponsorship Award for Dissertations on Maritime Topics

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

At the German Maritime Museum, a staff member gets to tell the public about an archival treasure in our collection each month. This month, it was my turn. Learn more about ballooning during the first German Antarctic Expedition in 1902 (in 🇩🇪) here: www.dsm.museum/museum/neuig...

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Archivalie des Monats: Der Fesselballonaufstieg der ersten Deutschen Antarktischen Expedition

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 07/09/2023

Please join our exciting new Ocean Humanities International Lecture Series at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven or via Zoom. The first lecture takes place on 12 September with Henning Trüper (ZFL Berlin) on sea rescue (in German). www.dsm.museum/oceanhumanit... #oceanhist #envhist

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International Lecture Series: Ocean Humanities

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Katrin Kleemann @katrinkleemann.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

Time to share the good news with Bluesky: My book "A Mist Connection. An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy" with De Gruyter is now available as an open-access eBook & for purchase as a print copy: www.degruyter.com/document/doi... #Laki1783 #envhist #climhist #histsci

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