Global Cooling and Volcanoes | John Seach

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Large volcanic eruptions create global cooling by injecting ash into the atmosphere which blocks out sunlight.

Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted in 1815 are reduced global temperatures by up to 3 deg C.

Pinatubo volcano in Philippines erupted in 1991 reducing global temperatures by 0.5 deg C.

Ice cores from both the Arctic and Antarctic record a massive volcanic eruption in around AD 1258 which would have had global effects.