Ice cores identify obscure Pacific volcano as cause of one of about three 19th century climate disasters caused by volcano eruptions

Volcanoes probably have more influence on climate than the global warming hoax and climate change religion!

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This also means there were at least three major volcano related events in the 19th century. "... The most notable eruptions of Krakatoa culminated in a series of massive explosions over 26–27 August 1883, which were among the most violent volcanic events in recorded history. ..." (Source)

"The first sign of an impending cataclysm in the summer of 1831 was an eerie dimming of the Sun, which for days appeared bluish green across the Northern Hemisphere. In the ensuing weeks, foul weather and a long cold snap triggered crop failures and famines in India and Japan. The instigator was long presumed to be a climate-altering plume from a major eruption, but the volcano’s identity had been one of the great unsolved mysteries of volcanology. ...

A team led by volcanologist William Hutchison of the University of St. Andrews describes sulfur isotopes and glassy shards of ash deposited in ice core layers dated to 1831 that trace back to an obscure volcano in the remote Kuril Islands north of Japan’s Hokkaido Island. ...

“Huge hailstones destroyed crops in Europe.” Decreased rainfall during the Indian monsoon led to crop failures and a devastating famine in the eastern Indian state of Madras in 1832 and 1833 that killed about 150,000 people. About twice as many died in a famine that gripped northeastern Japan from 1832 to 1837. ...

The sulfur-laden aerosols blocked sunlight, tamping down temperatures by as much as 1°C over 2 years, according to historical records. ...

The 1831 eruption is intriguing also because it and several other major eruptions occurred near the end of the Little Ice Age, a 500-year-long big chill felt across the globe. This cluster of eruptions includes one of the biggest in recorded history: that of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora in 1815, which also cooled the planet and led to widespread harvest failures. ..."

Ice cores finger obscure Pacific volcano as cause of 19th century climate disaster | Science | AAAS