Eruption of Alaska's Okmok volcano linked to period of extreme cold in ancient Rome

ScienceDaily
Jun 22, 2020, 3:25 pm109 pts
Scientists and historians have found evidence connecting an unexplained period of extreme cold in ancient Rome with an unlikely source: a massive eruption of Alaska's Okmok volcano, located on the opposite side of the Earth. A new study uses an analysis of tephra (volcanic ash) found in Arctic ice cores to link…

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