Reply to the comment on “Effects in North Africa of the 934–940 CE Eldgjá and 1783–1784 CE Laki eruptions (Iceland) revealed by previously unrecognized written sources”

In this “reply”, the historical sources about Eldgjá and Laki eruptions commented on by Newfield and Oppenheimer are dealt more thoroughly, pointing out that some of the examined “witness statements” are not as straightforward as one could expect, either concerning the dating of the events recorded...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Bulletin of Volcanology
Main Authors: Brugnatelli, Vermondo, Tibaldi, Alessandro
Other Authors: Brugnatelli, V, Tibaldi, A
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 2021
Subjects:
Eldgjá eruption
Laki eruption
historic chronicles
dry fog
North Africa
History of Morocco
History of Tunisia
Djerba
L-OR/09 - LINGUE E LETTERATURE DELL'AFRICA
M-STO/01 - STORIA MEDIEVALE
M-STO/02 - STORIA MODERNA
GEO/08 - GEOCHIMICA E VULCANOLOGIA
Laki
Iceland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10281/322918
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01479-8
https://rdcu.be/cq7AU
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Summary:In this “reply”, the historical sources about Eldgjá and Laki eruptions commented on by Newfield and Oppenheimer are dealt more thoroughly, pointing out that some of the examined “witness statements” are not as straightforward as one could expect, either concerning the dating of the events recorded or their description.

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