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  2. 1883 eruption of Krakatoa - Wikipedia

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    The eruption caused a volcanic winter. [24] In the year following the eruption, average Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures fell by 0.4 °C (0.72 °F). [ 25 ] The record rainfall that hit Southern California during the water year from July 1883 to June 1884 – Los Angeles received 970 millimetres (38.18 in) and San Diego 660 millimetres ...

  3. Blizzard - Wikipedia

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    The 1972 Iran blizzard, which caused 4,000 reported deaths, was the deadliest blizzard in recorded history. Dropping as much as 26 feet (7.9 m) of snow, it completely covered 200 villages. Dropping as much as 26 feet (7.9 m) of snow, it completely covered 200 villages.

  4. List of largest volcanic eruptions - Wikipedia

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    In a volcanic eruption, lava, volcanic bombs, ash, and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent and fissure. While many eruptions only pose dangers to the immediately surrounding area, Earth's largest eruptions can have a major regional or even global impact, with some affecting the climate and contributing to mass extinctions.

  5. Great Blizzard of 1888 - Wikipedia

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    The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888), was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada. [ 3 ]

  6. 'High threat' supervolcano could bring about an ice age when ...

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    Super volcano is the term used to describe volcanoes that have gradually over time built up immense amounts of magma and could wreak havoc if ejected onto the planet's surface. And in the heart of ...

  7. List of volcanic eruptions 1500–2000 - Wikipedia

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    Caused a 5-year volcanic winter. The island had three volcanoes. Perboewatan (410 ft) and Danan (1,480 ft) were destroyed during the eruption, and Rakata (2,667 ft) was half destroyed and the surviving half remains above sea level. In 1928, a new volcano called Anak Krakatoa (1,063 ft) grew above sea level, forming a new island by Rakata's ...

  8. 'Snow King' Blizzard, Arctic outbreak still unmatched over ...

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    The wrath of the blizzard pummeled the mid-Atlantic between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14, 1899, with 20 to 30 inches of snow accumulating from central Virginia to western Connecticut, including 20.5 inches ...

  9. 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora - Wikipedia

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    The eruption caused a volcanic winter. During the Northern Hemisphere summer of 1816, global temperatures cooled by 0.53 °C (0.95 °F). This cooling directly or indirectly caused 90,000 deaths. The eruption of Mount Tambora was the largest cause of this climate anomaly. [22]