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Ancient supervolcano caused volcanic winter

By T.K. Randall
July 9, 2009 · Comment icon 2 comments

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Scientists investigating the consequences of a supervolcano eruption have concluded that in the past these would have created a short but lethal volcanic winter that would have seriously decreased the human population on Earth at that time.
Previous studies have suggested that Indonesia's Toba supervolcano, when it erupted about 74,000 years ago, triggered a 1,000-year episode of ice sheet advance."


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Comment icon #1 Posted by jesspy 16 years ago
interesting article now we sit back and wait for Yellowstone to go in a few hundred years. See what happens then. didnt they find a super volcano in the Mediterranean?
Comment icon #2 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 16 years ago
interesting article now we sit back and wait for Yellowstone to go in a few hundred years. See what happens then. didnt they find a super volcano in the Mediterranean? If a supervolcano has been found in Mediterranean, it had to be just lately. The following link only lists 8 known areas where a supervolcano left its mark. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Supervolcano


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