A large volcanic eruption may be brewing up in the Santorini volcanic field. This is the volcano which wiped out the Minoan Civilization 3,600 years ago. So much so that it took another 1,000 years for civilization to rise again in the area with Classical Greece. There has been a few smaller eruptions there since, but a large one could easily rival the Krakatoa Eruption of 1883 in Indonesia. The last "great" historical eruption which was followed by a harsh and severe winter. (You can still see the colorful evenings which followed in Europe in the Munch "Tableau".
PS: On volcanology, I usually follow Silki, the girl from Iceland, as she is factual and interesting.
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