July 13, 2015

Ice core records show how huge volcanic eruptions cooled the planet

A University of Washington glaciologist is the second author of a study published July 8 in Nature that shows that 15 of the 16 coldest summers recorded between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1,000 came after big volcanic eruptions, with the coldest summers occurring shortly after the largest volcanic events. Read  the full article in UW Today.