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Interestingly, the impact of the Black Death in Europe in the 1300s was known to have been exacerbated by poor harvests caused by years of bad weather. I wonder
by kitd 4y ago
Interestingly, the impact of the Black Death in Europe in the 1300s was known to have been exacerbated by poor harvests caused by years of bad weather. I wonder if the lingering effects of those eruptions in the later 1200s played a part.
- pif 4y agoAs far as I understand, the harvests were not much worse than "usual" bad harvests, but Europe was reaching its peak population, given the technology of the epoch, and a bad harvest had just a worse outcome than before.