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Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-2061-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-2061-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
Research article
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07 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 07 Nov 2025

Climatic and societal impacts of volcanic eruptions in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE): a comparative study.

Zhen Yang and Francis Ludlow

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This research examines the climatic and societal impacts of volcanic eruptions in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Statistically, the frequency of relevant climate disasters (e.g., drought, cold) and metrics of societal impacts (e.g., vagrancy) increased following volcanic eruptions. A comparative study of 180–150 BCE and 60–30 BCE reveals that the shortcomings in perceptions of human-nature relationships and the over-reliance on agriculture reduced society's resilience to calamities.
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