Episode #2: What do Volcanoes have to do with the Climate?

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.

Links


Cooperation Group "Volcanoes, Climate and History" at ZiF,
November 2021 - January 2024

Clive Oppenheimer (2011): Eruptions that Shook the World,
Cambridge University Press.



We 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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