The scientists used a climate model to simulate eruptions that injected up to 160 million tonnes of sulfur into the stratosphere. The largest volcanic event of the past 6,000 years was the eruption of ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast known as the 1458/59 CE event was so huge that it triggered decades of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. What drives a volcano to erupt? What are the conditions of the stored magma prior to eruption? By using laboratory experiments, Stephanie Grocke ...

Around 70,000 years ago, Homo sapiens faced a near-extinction event that drastically reshaped human history. Genetic studies indicate that global populations may have dropped to as few as 5,000 to ...