When Summer Never Came: The Global Chill After Mount Tambora’s Cataclysm
— April 28, 2026In 1816, much of the world experienced a year so strange and unsettling that…
Those of us who grew up in areas that were inhabited by dragonflies were quite possibly fascinated by their amazing aerobatic skills as they flitted about catching other unfortunate insects to feed on. It’s no wonder that insects favored as prey for dragonflies often found it difficult to escape these agile predators that can fly at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour!
In 1816, much of the world experienced a year so strange and unsettling that…
On a chilly November morning in 1970, a 45-foot, eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore…
In the rolling hills of Bath County, Kentucky, an ordinary spring day in 1876…
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