Geochemical ice-core constraints on the timing and climatic impact of Aniakchak II (1628 BCE) and Thera (Minoan) volcanic eruptions. PNAS Nexus , 2022; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac048 Cite This Page : ...

A new study of a volcanic eruption in 1628 B.C.E. has shown that it wasn't Thera volcano, but instead Aniakchak volcano in Alaska.

More than 3,400 years ago, a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Thera took place on the Greek island of Santorini. It was one of the largest volcanic events in Earth's recorded history.

Inside the crater of the Thera volcano at the island of Santorini The second largest volcanic eruption in human history was much larger than previously thought, scientists say. The Bronze Age eruption ...

One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the Holocene epoch -- as measured by the volume of material ejected -- occurred on the Greek island of Santorini, traditionally known as Thera.

The volcanic island of Thera (modern Santorini) in the Aegean Sea depicted during a 19th-century eruption. Archaeologists working more than 100 miles away have found evidence for the Bronze Age ...

The volcanic ash from the Santorini volcano covered the Minoan city at Akrotiri of Thera, helping to preserve its structures and artifacts.The excavation work to recover the ruins of Akrotiri was ...

The eruption of the Thera volcano more than 3,000 years ago is the one of the largest ever witnessed by humans. When it erupted on the island of Santorini in Greece, it buried the ancient Minoan ...

Geologists think that the Greek island volcano Thera exploded with the energy of several hundred atomic bombs in a fraction of a second. Though it occurred during recorded history, there are no ...

Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption date Tree-ring, ice core and volcano experts teamed up to identify one of the most climatically impactful volcanic eruptions in 4,000 years ...