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Research suggests volcanic eruption led to the Black Death
- stevenjgarner 11mo agoDid an environmental disaster inadvertently deliver the Black Death to Europe by forcing trade partners to rely on the very route that carried the plague? Paper widely syndicated: CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/science/black-death-volcanic-eruption-tree-rings https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/science/black-death-volcanic-... EurekAlert!: Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe (https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1107493 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1107493?) Science News: A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe (https://www.sciencenews.org/article/volcanic-eruption-black-plague-europe https://www.sciencenews.org/article/volcanic-eruption-black-...) SciTechDaily: A Forgotten Eruption Could Rewrite the Black Death Origin Story (https://scitechdaily.com/a-forgotten-eruption-could-rewrite-the-black-death-origin-story/ https://scitechdaily.com/a-forgotten-eruption-could-rewrite-...) Discover Magazine: Volcanic Eruptions May Have Been Responsible for the Spread of Black Death in Medieval Europe (https://www.discovermagazine.com/volcanic-eruptions-may-have-been-responsible-for-the-spread-of-black-death-in-medieval-europe-48347 https://www.discovermagazine.com/volcanic-eruptions-may-have...) University of Cambridge: Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe (https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/volcanoes-black-death https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/volcanoes-black-death) Scientific American: How an Overlooked Eruption May Have Sparked the Black Death (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-black-death-may-be-linked-to-a-mysterious-volcanic-eruption/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-black-death-m...)