Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an island volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
According to the analysis, the mystery volcano was Zavaritskii (also spelled Zavaritsky) on Simushir Island, part of the Kuril Islands archipelago, an area disputed by Russia and Japan.
This striking astronaut photo shows one of Russia's deepest lakes sandwiched between two halves of a volcano as its surface was transformed into a reflective sea of swirling clouds thanks to a ...
The volcano is located on Simushir Island, in the Kurils chain of islands – a disputed territory between Russia and JapanCredit: PA And scientists say that this reflected so much sunlight that ...