Old journals unlock monthly climate shifts behind Japan's 1830s famine

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May 14, 2026, 5:07 pm123 ptsTrending
The Tenpō Famine of the 1830s was one of the worst in Japanese history, with the poor weather causing escalating rice prices as a major cause. To better understand how historical weather anomalies affected crop prices in Japan and ultimately led to the famine, researchers developed a new framework to analyze…

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