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Much More Powerful than Santorini: Science Finally Measured the Greatest Eruption of Our Geological Era

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The volcanic eruption of the Kikai-Akahoya, which occurred about 7,300 years ago south of the Japanese island of Kyushu, was identified as the largest recorded eruption of the Holocene, the current geological period. Scientists have long been aware of this eruption, but recent research has made it possible to better understand its magnitude and [...]
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The volcanic eruption of the Kikai-Akahoya, which occurred about 7,300 years ago south of the Japanese island of Kyushu, was identified as the largest recorded eruption of the Holocene, the current geological period. Scientists have long been aware of this eruption, but recent research has made it possible to better understand its magnitude and [...]

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SciencePost broke the news in on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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