Volcanic eruption triggered ‘butterfly effect’ that led to the Black Death, researchers find

Volcanic eruption triggered ‘butterfly effect’ that led to the Black Death, researchers find

A plaque in England honors the arrival of the Black Death in 1349. (Image credit: David Bleeker Photography/Alamy ) An unidentified volcanic eruption in the mid-14th century might have set…

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Mount Etna eruption in images: See Europe’s largest active volcano blow from different angles

Mount Etna eruption in images: See Europe’s largest active volcano blow from different angles

Mount Etna appeared with a huge plume of ash that increased above Catania in Sicily. (Image credit: Giuseppe Distefano/AFP through Getty Images) Mount Etna appeared on Monday(June 2 ), sending…

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Tonga eruption that poured 150 metric tons of water vapor into the stratosphere affected the atmosphere for years

Tonga eruption that poured 150 metric tons of water vapor into the stratosphere affected the atmosphere for years

The plume of smoke from the Tonga volcano eruption showed up from area. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory) On 15 January 2022, the undersea volcano Hunga Tonga– Hunga Ha’apai emergedletting…

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