A Year Of Wonders

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Recorded21 Nov 2019

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As extreme weather wreaks havoc around the globe we look at a natural disaster more than 200 hundred years ago that had far-reaching effects. This week, how the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Laki awed, terrified and disrupted millions around the world and changed the course of history.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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