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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived

The Toba catastrophe hypothesis was one prominent school of thought for many years. It proposes that the Toba supereruption ...
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Ancient eruption 74,000 years ago shaped human survival

Approximately 74,000 years ago, a colossal volcanic eruption occurred, leaving an indelible mark on the entire planet.
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How to Survive a Supervolcano

A supervolcano is like a regular volcano on steroids. If it erupts, it would kill 100,000 people in an instant. And expel over a thousand times more material than a regular volcano. It would send so ...

Kilauea’s lava soared as high as a skyscraper during a 6-hour eruption. Here’s what to know

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted for six hours on Wednesday. Officials say lava fountains reached 1,300 feet or 400 meters ...
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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jayde N. Hirniak, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) If you were lucky 74,000 ...
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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived

If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years. This article was ...