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Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe (www.cam.ac.uk)

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[–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey! A subject I know nothing about, but am gonna talk about anyways like I am an authority.

So you see, volcanic activity releases dust and sulfur dioxide, both act as "reverse" green house gasses. That's why we don't have to worry about global warming if the Yellowstone Caldera pops off, it'll give us a nice chilly winter.

Anyways, the colder temps in Europe from volcanic emissions gave them a shit harvest that year so they stole, borrowed, and bought grain from other places and accidentally imported the dreaded Mounted Flea (they rode rats). And they carried the bubonic plague with them to Europe.

ANYWAYS, that's why we have last names and get paid. Silver linings yeah?

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As someone who doesn't even know how much he doesn't know, I can confidently state that the Yellowstone Caldera likely will not erupt in our lifetimes, and probably not anytime in the next 25,000 years. Sorry about that.