‘1600 Eruption of Huaynaputina in Peru’ at Olelog 26 April 2008
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Ole Nielsen’s always in-depth and fascinating Olelog (’what on earth’) has an interesting post on the 1600 eruption of Huaynaputina in southern Peru:
On 19 February 1600 [Huaynaputina] exploded catastrophically, in the largest volcanic explosion in South America in historic times. The eruption caused substantial damage to the major cities of Arequipa and Moquengua. It blanketed nearby villages with glowing rock and ash, and killed some 1,500 people. The eruption is known to have put a large amount of sulphur into the atmosphere …
… and thereby hangs the tale, because the article goes on to discuss the effects of this eruption on global climate: cold winters, late harvests, famine. A new article by Ken Verosub and Jake Lippman, ‘The volcano that changed the world’, goes into it all in detail. It’s published in the AGU’s Eos newsletter, which is very much not open access. To find out more read Ole Nielsen’s post, which gives full references and provides links to further information.
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program - summary information for Huaynaputina (1504-03=)
