RE: Science - Seeking Answers to History's Mysteries
November 19, 2018 at 9:41 am
(This post was last modified: November 19, 2018 at 9:48 am by Anomalocaris.)
Sulfates emitted by volcanos is well documented to produce a “dry fog”.
The large eruption of Laki in Iceland in 1783 caused similar widespread dry fog across Europe and shortening of growing season. The privation caused is thought to have contributed to the French Revolution in 1786.
I think it is now well established that the 536 climate event coincides with a very large Plinian volcanic eruption at Ilopango Caldera in El Salvador, comparable in size to the 1814 eruption of Tambora volcano in Indonesia that caused the “year without summer”. In addition, there was also another very large effusive volcanic eruption in Iceland between 536-540 of the type that would produce dry fogs in Europe, which may have prolonged and increased the effect.
It has long been strongly suspected the 536 event was volcano driven, but it has been puzzling that an eruption large enough to have done this could remain unidentified. But as it turns out the Ilopango eruption was known, but has long been misdated to 440. However recently published carbon 14 dating of trees destroyed during that eruption places the eruption at precisely 536 CE.
The large eruption of Laki in Iceland in 1783 caused similar widespread dry fog across Europe and shortening of growing season. The privation caused is thought to have contributed to the French Revolution in 1786.
I think it is now well established that the 536 climate event coincides with a very large Plinian volcanic eruption at Ilopango Caldera in El Salvador, comparable in size to the 1814 eruption of Tambora volcano in Indonesia that caused the “year without summer”. In addition, there was also another very large effusive volcanic eruption in Iceland between 536-540 of the type that would produce dry fogs in Europe, which may have prolonged and increased the effect.
It has long been strongly suspected the 536 event was volcano driven, but it has been puzzling that an eruption large enough to have done this could remain unidentified. But as it turns out the Ilopango eruption was known, but has long been misdated to 440. However recently published carbon 14 dating of trees destroyed during that eruption places the eruption at precisely 536 CE.
