The impact of a volcanic eruption depends on more than just its size. We need more interdisciplinary research to understand the global societal consequences of past and future volcanic eruptions.
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Oppenheimer, C. Eruption politics. Nature Geosci 8, 244–245 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2408
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