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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 months ago
UK news

How volcanic eruptions brought the Black Death to Europe

Volcanic eruptions triggered climatic and ecological changes that helped bring Yersinia pestis into Europe and spark the Black Death pandemic.
fromThe Washington Post
5 months ago
History

How volcanoes upend the story of what sparked the Black Death

Volcanic eruptions around 1345 triggered climate cooling, crop failures, famine, and globalized movements that helped unleash the Black Death across Europe.
Europe news
fromOpen Culture
3 weeks ago

How a Volcanic Eruption Helped Unleash the Black Death in Europe in 1347

A volcanic eruption around 1345 lowered temperatures, failed Mediterranean crops, shifted trade routes, and helped spread the Black Death into Europe.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

A climate of unparalleled malevolence': are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?

Mass extinctions have been mainly caused by volcanic eruptions that disrupted the Earth's carbon cycle.
Science
fromMail Online
9 months ago

New Ring of Fire fears as volcano erupts for first time in 500 years

Recent volcanic eruptions in Kamchatka are likely linked to a significant earthquake.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

About 700m years ago, the Earth froze over entirely now we may know why

Massive volcanic eruptions combined with a cold climate contributed to Earth's Snowball Earth state 700 million years ago.
Science
fromMail Online
10 months ago

Mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may fuel volcanic eruptions

Gigantic volcanic eruptions may originate from mysterious 'blobs' within Earth's mantle, posing serious global threats.
fromFuturism
10 months ago

Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes

"Glaciers tend to suppress the volume of eruptions from the volcanoes beneath them," said University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student and lead author Pablo Moreno-Yaeger in a statement. "But as glaciers retreat due to climate change, our findings suggest these volcanoes go on to erupt more frequently and more explosively."
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fromFast Company
10 months ago

More great news about climate change: It's also causing more volcanic eruptions

"This creates a positive feedback loop, where melting glaciers trigger eruptions, and the eruptions in turn could contribute to further warming and melting," Pablo Moreno-Yaeger.
Environment
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