A Mist Connection: An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy 9783110731927, 9783110737172

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A Mist Connection: An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy
9783110731927, 9783110737172

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