Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "Krakatoa: The Volcanic Eruption That Changed The Course Of History | Catastrophe | Timeline" video.

  1. Wikipedia says Krakatoa erupted 535, 850, 950, 1050, 1150, 1320, 1530 1680 and 1883. The next one could be any time.
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  2. Is this why my school history books called it The Dark Ages?
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  3. Tambora (also Indonesia) was/is another huge explosive eruption.
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  4. Tambora caused the Maunder Minimum (1645 to 1715) which dropped neatly into the already chilly Little Ice Age AD1300 to AD1850. The LIA temperature fell quickly enough to trigger the the Great Famine of 1315–1317 and Black Death 1346-1353.
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