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The Climate Catastrophe of 536: "The Worst Year in the World"

536 CE · Kuzey Yarımküre · natural

A volcanic eruption in 536 (in Iceland or El Salvador), followed within two years by a second major eruption (539-540), left the northern hemisphere hazy and cold; summer temperatures fell by 2.5°C and famines became widespread.

| The overlapping of famine, plague (541) and demographic collapse; some historians count this as the beginning of the "Crisis of the Sixth Century."

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What was The Climate Catastrophe of 536: "The Worst Year in the World"?
A volcanic eruption in 536 (in Iceland or El Salvador), followed within two years by a second major eruption (539-540), left the northern hemisphere hazy and cold; summer temperatures fell by 2.5°C and famines became widespread.
When did The Climate Catastrophe of 536: "The Worst Year in the World" happen?
536 CE
Where did The Climate Catastrophe of 536: "The Worst Year in the World" take place?
Kuzey Yarımküre
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