Year Without a Summer

proper noun

The year 1816, in which the severe climate abnormalities of a volcanic winter caused average global temperatures to decrease.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The year 1816, in which the severe climate abnormalities of a volcanic winter caused average global temperatures to decrease.
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