{"id":441,"date":"2016-07-02T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=481"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:40:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:40:37","slug":"the-year-without-a-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=441","title":{"rendered":"The Year Without a Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1815, there was a tremendous volcanic explosion in Indonesia, with millions of tons of dust, ash, and gas spewed into the upper atmosphere. 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