The A.D. 536 eruption of an Arctic volcano was so massive that civilizations fell and undying myths took shape. But that's not the whole story. In A.D. 536, something profound happened to the planet.

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The year 536 AD is often described by historians as the worst year in human history, marking the beginning of one of the darkest and coldest periods in recorded time. A mysterious volcanic ...