tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195077991229481958.post7900303173913546221..comments2024-03-27T09:54:14.832-06:00Comments on Practical Eschatology: The Mysterious Eruption of 1258 A.D.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195077991229481958.post-83071689791245098242014-08-22T14:06:22.014-06:002014-08-22T14:06:22.014-06:00Thank you for the information. Very interesting. I...Thank you for the information. Very interesting. I don't know if it can all be ascribed to this Indonesian volcano, but I've seen some articles linking the beginning of the little Ice Age in the mid-13th Century to increased volcanic activity in the tropics. (e.g., http://www.livescience.com/18205-ice-age-volcanoes-sea-ice.html). Apparently, unlike North America, the cooling made Europe wetter. (http://iceagenow.info/2013/09/epic-massive-flooding-europe-ice-age/). The books I've read about the Black Plague link cooler temperatures and wetter conditions in Europe (with the associated famines) as contributing to the spread of the plague. Docenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573255956484552163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195077991229481958.post-42237122169332157232014-08-22T10:45:23.785-06:002014-08-22T10:45:23.785-06:00In the early 19th century a traditional Zuni myth ...In the early 19th century a traditional Zuni myth was recorded for posterity that described the abandonment of the Anasazi cliff dwellings. Described as a time when "all things were new", the myth tells of a giant being known as " Cloud- Swallower" who devoured men and consumed "the cloud-breaths of the beloved gods and the souls of the dead."Thus, snow ceased to fall in the north and the west, rain ceased to fall in the south and the east, and the valleys below soon dried up. This all took place between 1200-1300 AD indicating a possible climate change associated with the volcano. this was recorded by Jean S. Stewart in his book "America's Ancient Cities. Page 110.Robert L. Nasonnoreply@blogger.com