Volcanic Eruption Triggers Black Death
Update: 2025-12-05
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New research suggests a massive volcanic eruption around 1345 triggered the Black Death pandemic. Environmental clues and historical records point to a sequence of events: a thick haze of ash and sulfur caused cool, wet weather, leading to crop failures and famine. This forced Italian cities to import grain from the Mongols, inadvertently bringing infected fleas that spread the plague across Europe. This perfect storm of factors serves as an early example of globalizations consequences and a reminder of the increasing likelihood of zoonotic diseases becoming pandemics under climate change.
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