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Scientists Find the Mysterious Source of the Massive 1831 Volcanic Eruption That Cooled Earth and Made the Sun Appear Blue
In the summer of 1831, an enormous volcanic eruption spewed sulfur gas into Earth’s atmosphere. The particles scattered ...
‘Mystery volcano’ that erupted and cooled Earth in 1831 has finally been identified
An unknown volcano erupted so explosively in 1831 that it cooled Earth’s climate. Now, nearly 200 years later, scientists ...
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Mystery Of Giant Volcanic Eruption That Has Puzzled Scientists For Almost 200 Years Has Finally Been Solved
By analyzing traces of ash preserved in ice cores recovered from Greenland, the authors of a new study produced a chemical fingerprint of the lava, matching it to a volcano on a remote island on ...
‘1831 mystery solved’: Remote volcano froze Earth, now scientists fear its return
In 1831, a hidden volcanic eruption cooled the Earth by 1°C, sparking famine. Scientists now trace it to the remote ...
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Scientists Identify Mystery Volcano that Cooled the World in 1831
The location of a giant volcanic eruption in 1831 has eluded scientists for nearly 200 years, but now they have solved the ...
Russian volcano identified as source of 1831 global climate catastrophe
The eruption led to a global temperature drop of about 1°C, causing famines and crop failures, especially in Asia.
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‘Mystery volcano’ that erupted and cooled Earth in 1831 has finally been identified
While the year of this historic eruption was known, the volcano’s location was not. Researchers recently solved that puzzle by sampling ice cores in Greenland, peering back in time through the ...