536 AD: Why Scientists Call It the Worst Year to Be Alive
In 536 AD a mysterious dust veil dimmed the sun for 18 months, bringing cold, failed harvests and famine. Scientists have called it the worst year in human history to be alive.
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climate history
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The Year Without a Summer: How Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Froze 1816
In April 1815 Mount Tambora produced the largest eruption in recorded history. A year later, summer never arrived — snow fell in June and crops failed across the Northern Hemisphere.