US EditionWas Volcano-Driven Climate Change Partially Behind the Black Death?
3 Articles
3 Articles
Was Volcano-Driven Climate Change partially Behind the Black Death?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – How plague came to Europe around 1347 has long been debated by historians. Scientists have located the origin of the primary reservoir of the disease in today’s Kyrgyzstan, and it has long been thought somehow to have come west with the Mongol invasions of the fourteenth century. One colorful tale by an Italian traveler described how Mongols of the Golden Horde catapulted the cadavers of plague victims over the wal…
A massive volcanic eruption in 1345 could have led to the Black Death in Europe. A new study shows how a fatal domino effect of abrupt climate change, crop failures and global trade made the plague possible. (Read more)
Fatal Chain: A volcanic eruption could have been the trigger of the medieval plague epidemic in Europe – at least indirectly, as new research suggests. Because this eruption caused a cold break, crop failures and famines. To alleviate the hunger of the population, the Italian sea ports began to import grain from the Black Sea region. However, with the ships, the plague came and brought the "Black Death" over Europe. "Black Death" was one of the …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
