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YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Effects of Pollution
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- year without a summer
1, record 1, English, year%20without%20a%20summer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The year 1816 is known as the year without a summer because of severe climate abnormalities that caused average global temperatures to decrease by 0.4–0.7 °C (0.7–1 °F). Summer temperatures in Europe were the coldest on record between the years of 1766–2000. This resulted in major food shortages across the Northern Hemisphere. 2, record 1, English, - year%20without%20a%20summer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Effets de la pollution
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- année sans été
1, record 1, French, ann%C3%A9e%20sans%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'année sans été désigne l'année 1816, pendant laquelle des perturbations sévères du climat détruisirent les récoltes en Europe septentrionale, dans l'Est du Canada et dans le Nord-Est des États-Unis. L'historien John D. Post y voit «la dernière grande crise de subsistance dans le monde occidental». 2, record 1, French, - ann%C3%A9e%20sans%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meetings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- The Year Without a Summer? Climate in 1816
1, record 2, English, The%20Year%20Without%20a%20Summer%3F%20Climate%20in%201816
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réunions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Une année sans été? le climat en 1816
1, record 2, French, Une%20ann%C3%A9e%20sans%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%3F%20le%20climat%20en%201816
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rencontre internationale sur les changements climatiques, prévue en 1988. 1, record 2, French, - Une%20ann%C3%A9e%20sans%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%3F%20le%20climat%20en%201816
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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