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.
The 1914-1915 eruption of Mount Sakurajima in Japan’s southernmost major island of Kyushu spread volcanic ash as far as eastern Japan. A massive and devastating eruption is bound to hit Japan ...
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.
The volcano is located on Simushir Island, in the Kurils chain of islands ... chain of Kuril Islands off the coast of Russia and Japan. Scientists say that during the Cold War, the Soviets ...