Comments on: The Year Without a Summer — 1816

By: Ed T.

Ed T. — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:54:59 +0000

We grow all of the vegetables we eat. I can’t imagine encountering weather so bad we couldn’t still have a garden. I guess it proves that we can’t count on anything staying the same. I really enjoyed this post.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:49:50 +0000

Thank you for posting this. Sometimes we think that we’re the only ones experiencing strange weather conditions and that when something big happens climate-wise, that it’s the first time it’s ever happened in the history of the world. It’s good to go back and look at history and see that they had their share of weather oddities in the past too.

By: Beckie

Beckie — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:47:41 +0000

Great post. I very much enjoy your glimpses into the past. Our weather has been very odd too. We haven’t had snow on the ground for a couple of weeks and this is unheard of for this area. We had bitter cold in early winter but much less snow than usual for the rest of the season. Spring can’t come fast enough for me.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:08:55 +0000

The Mount Tambora eruption of 1815 on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia is said to be the cause of this weather oddity. Makes me stop and think that we all are effected in some way or another by happenings so far away. We are a small planet in many ways.

By: Random Thoughts of a Jersey Mom

Random Thoughts of a Jersey Mom — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:09:04 +0000

Wow! Winter in the summer time. That’s very interesting. We’ve been having very strange weather these days as well – extreme weather if you will. I hope it’ll be better soon.