A volcanic eruption, a sunless sky, and widespread famine—536 AD stands as one of the most devastating years humanity has ever endured. In this documentary from Kings and Generals, discover how ...

Science; Archaeology; Why the year 536 AD was ‘the worst year to be alive’ Medieval historian Michael McCormick said in Europe the year 536AD "was the beginning of one of the worst periods to ...

But 536. In Europe, "It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year," says McCormick, a historian and archaeologist who chairs the Harvard University ...

Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. Mandal, Ananya. (2019, June 19). Scientists say worst year to be alive was 536 AD.

According to historians, that year is 536 AD. It is worse than the year 1349, when the Black Death wiped out half of Europe. The situation was worse than 1918, when the flu killed nearly 100 ...

Why 536 AD was the worst year to be alive: ... Temperatures in the summer of 536 fell between 1.5°C (2.7°F) and 2.5°C (4.5°F), initiating the coldest decade in the past 2,300 years. ...

A HORRIFIC combination of darkness, famine and nasty disease pandemics made 536AD the worst year to be alive in, a historian has said. Harvard professor Michael McCormick said 536AD is a prime cand… ...