The colossal consequences of supervolcanoes - Alex Gendler
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In 1816, Europe and North America were plagued by heavy rains,
odd-colored snow, famines, strange fogs and very cold weather well
into June. Though many people believed it to be the apocalypse, this
“year without a summer” was actually the result of a supervolcano
eruption that happened one year earlier over 1,000 miles away. Alex
Gendler describes the history and science of these epic eruptions.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Alex Gendler
- Director
- Andrew Foerster
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
