In early AD 536 (or possibly late 535), an eruption ejected great amounts of sulfate aerosols into the atmosphere, reducing the solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface and cooling the …

2018年11月30日 · But in the year 536, much of the world went dark for a full 18 months, as a mysterious fog rolled over Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia. The fog blocked the sun …

2025年3月1日 · Scientists suspect a high-latitude volcanic eruption—possibly in Iceland or Alaska—as the primary culprit behind the A.D. 536 climate catastrophe. This triggered a …

But 536. In Europe, “It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year,” says McCormick, a historian and archaeologist who chairs the Harvard University …

2025年10月11日 · Human history has been marked by plagues, wars and disasters. But according to Prof. Michael McCormick, a medieval historian at Harvard University, the single …

2025年5月5日 · While history offers no shortage of horrors, many experts converge on one chilling date: 536 AD. This year marked the beginning of a global catastrophe, triggered by a …

2025年12月9日 · During 536 the world was beset by a long winter. Dubbed “the year of darkness” in the New Scientist, temperatures plummeted and the sun was dimmed by a vast fog which …

2022年2月1日 · Science has made a strong case for the year 536 as being one of the worst in human history, a year punctuated by volcanic eruptions, drought, famine and plague - and a …

It’s not 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe, nor 1918, when the flu pandemic killed tens of millions. Instead, he points to 536 AD, a year marked by an unprecedented …

2025年5月13日 · In Europe and parts of Asia, the year 536 CE “was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year," Michael McCormick, a medieval historian and …