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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.

Which of the following is NOT thought to have been influenced by a supervolcanic eruption?

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