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    Evidence shows humans in northern India survived Mount Toba supervolcano eruption 74 000 years ago

    ByJulie Celestial Sunday, March 15, 2020Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Archaeologists discovered evidence suggesting that humans in India have survived the catastrophic Toba supervolcano eruption in Indonesia 74 000 years ago. After studying stone tools unearthed in northern India, researchers found a continuous occupation, showing…

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    Yellowstone spawned twin super-eruptions that caused volcanic winters

    BySteven Young Friday, October 27, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A new geological record of the Yellowstone supervolcano's last catastrophic eruption is rewriting the story of what happened 630 000 years ago and how it affected Earth's climate. This eruption formed the vast Yellowstone caldera observed today, the second…

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