Volcanic eruptions can affect the Earth's climate system, and climate variability occupies an uncomfortable place in historical enquiry. The interplay of volcanoes, climate and history is an important factor in understanding political, economic, social and cultural transformations.
The environmental scientist
Ulf Büntgen (Cambridge University), the historian
Nicola Di Cosmo (IAS Princeton) and the volcanologist and filmmaker
Clive Oppenheimer (Cambridge University) discuss the interplay in this episode and also talk about the challenges and benefits of interdisciplinarity.
LinksWe are grateful for the intro by
Niklas Schönfeld, for the voice recordings of Molina Panzner and Erica Shires and for the podcast cover by Corinna Mehl.
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