Update: A new study reportedly has found that the timing of the eruption didn’t coincide with the K/T (K/Pg) extinction. I don’t know — there
Category: Disasters
Andes Supervolcanoes
Don’t panic, but we’re living in an age of supereruptions. Seriously, don’t panic. It’s taking place on Earth’s time scale, not our own — we’re
Krakatau
Let’s start out with a docudrama on Krakatau’s 1883 eruption. It first appeared at a film festival in 2005. They focus on the 2004 Banda
Toba
Update, February 26, 2020: Here’s the latest news on this supereruption’s possible effects on prehistoric humanity. In short — perhaps it wasn’t a bottleneck, after
Guest Video: Remembering Pinatubo
Twenty-eight years ago this week a little-known volcano in the mountains of Luzon, the Philippines, erupted. USGS: Remembering Mount Pinatubo 25 Years Ago: Mitigating A
June 3, 2018, Fuego Eruption
October 19, 2019: Here’s the Wikipedia page on this tragedy. At least 190 people are dead, and over 250 are still missing, as of this
