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The Volcano That Cooled the World


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In 1600, the Peruvian volcano Huaynaputina erupted with cataclysmic force, unleashing one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history. Its devastating impact reshaped the Andean landscape, buried villages in ash, and triggered a global climate crisis.

From famine in Russia to freezing summers in Europe and Asia, the world felt its wrath.

Join us as we explore the eruption, its eyewitness accounts, and its far-reaching consequences that still echo through history.

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Dave Does HistoryBy Dave Bowman