Global climate changed by a volcano

Four centuries ago, a volcano in Peru sprayed huge columns of dust and smoke into the sky. That disaster may have opened a new phase in the history of world climate.

Anger in 1600 by Huaynaputina, a volcano in the Andes (Peru), buried nearby villages with huge lava and ash streams, killing about 1,500 people. But it also creates a more lasting impact when countless sulfur molecules fly into the atmosphere, causing global climate disturbance.

Geologists know that the eruption was terrible, but no scientist has ever explained how it changed the world forever. Kenneth Verosub, at the University of California (USA), is one of the first people determined to find the answer.

"We are talking about a sudden and dramatic change in a very short period. What effect does it have on global agriculture?" Kenneth said.

Kenneth affirmed that the impact was enormous after he explored historical data on crops, famines and important events in the years after the Huaynaputina volcano disaster.

Scientists emphasize that there are many weather differences that occurred in 1601 . The evidence they recorded from the circle in the trunk showed that it was the coldest year in six centuries in the northern hemisphere. This phenomenon may be the result of volcanoes releasing countless sulfur molecules into the atmosphere.

Huaynaputina volcano today.(Photo: Solarnavigator.net)

The impact spread to the northern hemisphere, where a harsh winter caused a crop failure in Russia. Snow covered Sweden, resulting in terrible floods and a failed crop. French farmers have to harvest late grapes because of the cold. In Japan, Lake Suwa froze earlier than usual. The ships from Mexico to the Philippines become faster because the mode of operation of the wind changes.

" We found that 1601 was one of the coldest, most humid and worst years in human history . Some of the events mentioned above are believed to be the result of a cold trend from the ice age. they were created by Huayaputina volcano, " Kenneth Verosub said.

The University of California study is one of the first works to explain the social and ecological impacts of the erupting Huaynaputina volcanic event.

In fact, Kenneth Verosub had the intention to do research when he learned of the Tambora volcanic disaster in Indonesia in 1815 - believed to be the largest lava eruption in history. Tambora released a large amount of sulfur into the atmosphere that summer in Indonesia disappeared the following year.

According to Kenneth, if Huaynaputina's eruption activities create transformative effects on a global scale, it can be deduced that such volcanic eruptions could ease the Earth's climate. easier. Kenneth is concerned that Huaynaputina's next activity may make our planet colder and significantly reduce the productivity of agriculture.