HUMN 4325 - FROZEN! The Climate Crisis of 1816 and Its Lessons for Today

This essay by Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley concerns a pamphlet that was published to encourage British famine relief in China.

This book excerpt provides a concise overview of epigenetics, a field that researches environmental effects upon genetics.

This book examines the Chinese granary system and the history of grain prices during the Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1912).

This article uses tree ring data and Chinese historical documents to examine the effects of the Jiaqing Famine which lasted from 1815-1817.

On the lasting effects of famine upon human embryos in the early stages of gestation.

Food riots through history. Contains information on food shortages during the Qing dynasty.

A collection of scientific articles.

A history of the opium trade in southeast Asia, with a chapter on Yunnan province. PDF download.

How the isolated village of Överkalix, Sweden, provided scientists with an ideal lab for studying the effects of famine on the health of later generatiions.

Examines the results of the Great Famine (1959-1961).

Examines the global effect of the eruption, including China and southeast Asia.

How the eruption influenced the temperature and air pressure system of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific Ocean.