Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xiii
3. List of Illustrations xv
4. PREFACE TO THE 2026 PAPERBACK EDITION xix
5. Note on Measurements xxiii
6. Introduction. Frankenstein’s Weather 1
7. Chapter One The Pompeii of The east 12
8. Chapter two The Little (Volcanic) ice age 33
9. Chapter three “This End of the World Weather” 45
10. Chapter Four Blue Death in Bengal 72
11. Chapter Five The Seven Sorrows of Yunnan 97
12. Chapter Six The Polar Garden 121
13. Chapter Seven Ice Tsunami In The alps 150
14. Chapter eight The Other Irish Famine 171
15. Chapter Nine Hard Times at Monticello 199
16. Epilogue. Et in Extremis Ego 229
17. Acknowledgments 235
18. Notes 237
19. General Bibliography 259
20. Index 281