Even if humanity manages not to self-destruct with war or climate change, there are still other existential threats we must be ready for.
The ash and smoke reduced global temperatures by about 1 degree Celsius on average, causing the"Year Without a Summer" in 1816. There were widespread crop failures, leading to famine, disease outbreaks, and violence.
Earth's human population has octupled since the early 1800s, Cassidy and Mani note, and some big urban areas have blossomed near dangerous volcanoes. We're more reliant on global trade, too, so upheaval in one place can spur food shortages and other crises elsewhere.based on data from ancient ice cores, researchers found the intervals between catastrophic eruptions are hundreds or even thousands of years shorter than previously believed.
We also need more interdisciplinary research to help us predict how a super-eruption might cripple civilization, they add, by identifying risks to trade, agriculture, energy, and infrastructure, plus geographicMore comprehensive volcano monitoring is vital, too, including ground-based monitoring as well as aerial and satellite observation.
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