https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive
A mysterious fog plunged Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia into darkness, day and night—for 18 months. "For the sun gave forth its light without brightness, like the moon, during the whole year," wrote Byzantine historian Procopius. Temperatures in the summer of 536 fell 1.5°C to 2.5°C, initiating the coldest decade in the past 2300 years.
When I read "mysterious fog" I immediately thought of Krakatoa.
Looks like volcanic eruptions are another natural disaster that we can't blame man for.
have you never heard algore squeal off the list of natural disasters that mankind is 100% responsible for creating....and he is 100% positive, there is no debate, and has millions off dollars made off his bullshit to prove it
Krakatoa was bad, but the recent one that was really bad was Tambora. This was the cause of the "year without summer" in North America and in Europe. When I looked back at cash corn prices (back to 1720, as I remember), that next year showed a spike like no other year. Prices went to 1.05/bu (again, from memory) - in 1816 dollars.
"When I looked back at cash corn prices (back to 1720, as I remember),"
Gosh, cf, please forgive me for not showing more respect for my elders. (G)
I will most definitely look forward to that in my future posts here!
Wouldn't the plague which wiped out 1/3 of Europe have been in the running?
"Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he's got an answer: "536." Not 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe."