Irish chronicles reveal links between cold weather and volcanic eruptions
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 22:30
in Earth & Climate
Medieval chronicles have given researchers a glimpse into the past to assess how historical volcanic eruptions affected the weather in Ireland up to 1500 years ago. Researchers successfully linked the climatic aftermath of volcanic eruptions to extreme cold weather events in Ireland over a 1200-year period from 431 to 1649.