Ash from the explosion may have led to crop failure and famine in southern Europe, leading some Italian cities to import ...

In a new study about the potential origins of the Black Death, scientists suggested that one or more volcanic eruptions that ...

Around 74,000 years ago, a volcano called Toba in Sumatra exploded, and some scientists think it had a serious impact on the ...

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The Black Death — one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, estimated to have killed up to half of Europe’s population ...

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A large volcanic eruption or cluster of eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered severe climate anomalies that drove harvest ...

A 1345 volcanic eruption likely triggered a climate crisis, causing crop failures and forcing European port cities to open ...

A surprising study has uncovered a link between a massive volcanic eruption in 1345 and the onset of the Black Death, Europe's deadliest pandemic. The discovery reveals how a catastrophic chain of ...

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The study suggested that a volcanic eruption set off a chain of environmental changes that ultimately contributed to the Black Death’s spread.