The Worst Volcanic Eruption In History | History Labs: Catastrophe (PART TWO) | Earth Stories

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2023
  • In 536 AD, the world witnessed a devastating volcanic eruption. We now know it was equivalent to 10,000 Hiroshimas. In part two of History Labs: Catastrophe, author and archaeologist David Keys investigates the far-reaching consequences of the volcanic eruption, discovering that the dust cloud thrown up by the eruption caused wide-scale cooling. Forensic science can now reveal that one consequence of this was the escalation of bubonic plague.
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  • @laughingoutloud5742
    @laughingoutloud5742 6 месяцев назад +4

    ...not worried about the next massive volcanic eruption at all...😱

  • @Titus-as-the-Roman
    @Titus-as-the-Roman 3 месяца назад +2

    showing a bit dated the volcano Ilopango in El Salvador is believed to have caused the 536 eruption. Mexico being very close to El Salvador most likely got Hammered.

    • @GrumpyOldFart2
      @GrumpyOldFart2 2 месяца назад +1

      Mmmm….maybe not. I just read an article from NatGeo (2019) and they had an editor’s note before the article saying: “Editor’s note: On September 28, a follow-up study that analyzed tree rings and a layer of volcanic ash preserved in a distant glacier placed a new date of 431 A.D. on the Ilopango eruption-a century before the period of global cooling. The analysis suggests that while the eruption devastated the local landscape, it likely had little impact on global climate. Our story about an earlier analysis of this volcanic event is below.”
      The above had a link to that follow-up study, printed in PNAS (9/2020) ruling out Ilopongo because they were able to accurately date its eruption to a century before (mid-400s).
      I honestly don’t have any strong opinions on the matter. I just think this entire subject is fascinating. The entire idea that a geologic event happened in “our lifetime” (historically speaking) that could wholly affect our entire world history (as opposed to it happening millions or hundreds of thousands years ago) gives me the chills (in a good way).

    • @baneverything5580
      @baneverything5580 2 месяца назад

      Northern Iceland eruptions caused part of it too. There were likely several eruptions including the one described by ancient writers of the time in Indonesia that was heard in China. The region around Alaska is covered in calderas as well.

    • @baneverything5580
      @baneverything5580 2 месяца назад

      An Austin, Texas researcher claims a burnt tree limb in a deep cliff of ash was dated to 535-36, in the following documentary at aprox minute 11 if I remember correctly: Volcano: The Power of Sleeping Giants | Documentary | Ep. 1@@GrumpyOldFart2

    • @GrumpyOldFart2
      @GrumpyOldFart2 2 месяца назад +1

      @@baneverything5580 Yes, I’ve read that they’re casting a suspicious eye toward activity in the North American area of the Ring of Fire.

    • @user-xr5kp9me7f
      @user-xr5kp9me7f Месяц назад +1

      The Ilopango eruption along with the massive eruption that formed the Island we know as Sumatra caused disease and the complete disruption of life around the world at that time!!

  • @camiloramonsosatorres8536
    @camiloramonsosatorres8536 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have already seen this documentary it is incredible

  • @SunnyIlha
    @SunnyIlha 14 дней назад

    This 535-536 AD Krakatoa event.
    It predated the 1883 Krakatoa event.

  • @user-xr5kp9me7f
    @user-xr5kp9me7f 2 месяца назад +1

    There was a huge volcano in El Salvador that also erupted at this time!

  • @SlackJaw303
    @SlackJaw303 5 месяцев назад

    Part 1?

  • @stevie-ray2020
    @stevie-ray2020 6 месяцев назад +2

    As the Indonesian royal chronicles suggest that Krakatoa was in the middle of a land-bridge which joined Sumatra & Java, then technically there was no Sunda Strait!
    However, as the Sunda Strait is theoretically the caldera of that eruption, the geologists should've been searching for evidence inland on either side of the strait, but because Java has been far more heavily cultivated over the centuries, then Sumatra would be a better starting point!

  • @alanpeachey4085
    @alanpeachey4085 2 месяца назад +1

    If I had seen just one of these amazing tanks, I would’ve simply taken all my troops home and said you have one what’s the point of creating death fodder for the poor Russian people we must stop the insanity, Al from down under

  • @raphaelfrancis5040
    @raphaelfrancis5040 3 месяца назад

    ...jamaica say...a dat she gets...

  • @13BravoM109
    @13BravoM109 20 дней назад

    If you want more subscribers, cut the number of advertisements IN HALF.