It might have been a bad day in Chile, today... VIDEO
More than 5,000 People Leave Chilean Towns nearest to the erupting Chaiten Volcano, to escape from hot fragments, ash and gas cloud. Images
Thank God, it was nothing like Chile in 1960...
(Sorry the 1960 News splices our Space-program right after this.)
We're just starting to understand about Volcanic eruptions, and their long-term impact upon crop production and weather... Scientists link world events as: 1600 Eruption Led to Global Cooling, Social Unrest?
National Geographic - April 29, 2008
Concerning Huaynaputina's eruption in southern Peru (2/19 - 1600)
Here is what the geologists found:
Volcano in 1600 Caused Global Disruption"In one sense, we can't prove that the volcano was responsible for all this," Verosub said, "but we hope to show that 1601 was a consistently bad year, connected by this event." Read more.
In Russia, the period from 1601 to 1603 brought the worst famine in the country's history, leading to the overthrow of the czar. Records from Switzerland, Latvia and Estonia mention the exceptionally cold winters from 1600 to 1602. The 1601 wine harvest in France was late and wine production collapsed in Germany and colonial Peru.
In China, peach trees bloomed late, while in Japan, Lake Suwa had one of its earliest freezing dates in 500 years.
And Health Hazard from Eruption in Hawaii...
Vog - volcanic smog - kills plants, casts a haze over Hawaii
AP - May 5, 2008
