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A Thermometer Reading Triggered History's Most Catastrophic Famine
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A Thermometer Reading Triggered History's Most Catastrophic Famine

A thermometer reading in colonial India may have triggered the most catastrophic famine in human history.

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Colonial IndiaBritish Empire19th CenturyRobert LyttonFaminesMeteorologyImperial AdministrationBenjamin DisraeliMonsoonsAgricultural Crisis

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