A study led by Joe McConnell of the Desert Research Institute linked a volcanic eruption in Alaska to the fall of the Roman Republic.
Sources
- News - Study Links Alaskan Volcano to Fall of Roman Republic - Archaeology Magazine (archaeology.org)
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2002722117 (pnas.org)
- https://www.dri.edu/eruption-of-alaskas-okmok-volcano-linked-to-mysterious-period-of-extreme-cold-in-ancient-rome/ (dri.edu)
- https://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/article/eruption-alaskas-okmok-volcano-linked-mysterious-period-extreme-cold-ancient-rome (arch.ox.ac.uk)
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