A new study by scientists at the University of St Andrews has identified the Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands as the source of a massive eruption in 1831. This eruption caused a global cooling period and widespread famine due to reduced rainfall and crop failures.
Experts have finally pinpointed the source of a massive volcanic eruption in 1831 that caused a brief global cooling period and widespread famine. The eruption originated from the Zavaritskii volcano on the remote, uninhabited Russian island of Simushir, part of the Kuril Islands . The eruption injected volcanic ash into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and reducing rainfall across regions from Africa and India to Japan. This resulted in major crop failures and famine.
While scientists have long known about the 1831 eruption, the source remained a mystery until now. Chemical analysis of ash samples has revealed the eruption's origin. Zavaritskii, last active in 1957, is considered an active volcano and could erupt again in the future
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