(ORDO NEWS) — 536 AD is the year that changed the course of human history. It was a year in which Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia lived for 18 months in twilight.
The sun shone like the moon, and the temperature dropped by 1.5-2.5 degrees, causing the coldest decade in the last 2.5 thousand years. This year was the cause of famine, plague and the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.
But what has caused such global climate change?
Scientists have been asking themselves this question for many centuries, and only in 2018 did they find the answer.
The strong eruption of the Icelandic volcano in 539 caused a chain of cataclysms that caused all the disasters and epidemics of subsequent centuries.
In 540 and 547, two more eruptions followed, finally filling the atmosphere with ash.
For scientists at Harvard University, this year was the worst in the history of humanity. However, this was not the only cataclysm that humanity has experienced.
In 1201, an earthquake in Syria left unprecedented destruction, and a fault along the bottom of the Dead Sea killed more than 1 million people.
And that was before humanity faced the technological challenges associated with the pandemic and climate change.
But even in more modern times, humanity has faced catastrophes. In 1931, the Great China Flood occurred, which killed about 200,000 people.
The effects of the flood included cholera, famine, and cases of infanticide and cannibalism.
Each cataclysm leaves its mark on the history of humanity, and each time humanity is forced to adapt and adapt to new conditions.
However, our ability to survive and adapt makes our planet even more amazing and beautiful.
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