To: blam
Some think a very large volcano erupted in the far East in 535 A.D. Summer temps. cooled and Arab traders brought the plague to Constantinople.
23 posted on
04/10/2008 4:30:48 PM PDT by
count-your-change
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To: count-your-change
"Some think a very large volcano erupted in the far East in 535 A.D"Some thoughts of Professor Mike Baillie on that period.
"He believes that impacts from cometary debris may account for most of the downturns, especially the AD 540 event."
27 posted on
04/10/2008 4:37:51 PM PDT by
blam
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To: count-your-change
Astronomers unravel a mystery of the Dark Ages"The team has been studying evidence from tree rings, which suggests that the Earth underwent a series of very cold summers around 536-540 AD, indicating an effect rather like a nuclear winter."
31 posted on
04/10/2008 5:05:20 PM PDT by
blam
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