Volcanoes that made history

(knowablemagazine.org)

16 points | by flabber a day ago ago

5 comments

  • gmuslera 13 hours ago ago

    No Vesuvius? If we are talking about historic records or getting into culture that should be one of the top ones. And if we are talking about climate effects on mankind, even if no written records, Toba could had unmade history 70k years ago.

  • yread 19 hours ago ago

    > In the months and years after the eruption, average summer temperatures fell 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.1 degrees Fahrenheit) in the non-tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

    We could surely use that now... We could skip the tsunami though

    • AngryData 6 hours ago ago

      Well it would also hurt crop yields which still isn't great.

    • yitchelle 17 hours ago ago

      I am guessing the ash cloud is blocking the heat from the sun to reduce the temperatures. But if the heat is generated from underneath the cloud, an ash cloud will not help.

      • IAmBroom 15 hours ago ago

        Global climate change is from trapping more sunlight energy (greenhouse effect), not industrial heating.

        But more importantly: between tsunamis and deaths due to lung duress, counterproductive.