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Bubonic plague, famine, war and flu pandemics have made some periods of human history infamous for death and suffering but one year stands above the rest in terms of misery; 536AD.
According to research from a Harvard professor, it is a prime candidate for the unfortunate accolade of the worst year in the entirety of recorded history.
Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia were plunged into 18 months of solid darkness by a mysterious fog.
It caused snowfall, continental-scale crop failure, extreme drought, famine and disease throughout most of the northern hemisphere.
The bleak year was triggered by a cataclysmic Icelandic eruption, scientists say, and was an ominous omen for a bleak century of suffering and death.
Michael McCormick, a Harvard University archaeologist and medieval historian, told that the world did not show signs of recovery until 640AD.
‘It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year,’ Dr McCormick said.
The eerie fog created a drab world with darkness residing over the northern hemisphere for 18 months, with an unrelenting dusk persevering through day and night.
Why 536 AD was the worst year to be alive | Daily Mail Online
Maybe it was because white people were burning fossil fuels in order to forge steal along with other metals.
According to research from a Harvard professor, it is a prime candidate for the unfortunate accolade of the worst year in the entirety of recorded history.
Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia were plunged into 18 months of solid darkness by a mysterious fog.
It caused snowfall, continental-scale crop failure, extreme drought, famine and disease throughout most of the northern hemisphere.
The bleak year was triggered by a cataclysmic Icelandic eruption, scientists say, and was an ominous omen for a bleak century of suffering and death.
Michael McCormick, a Harvard University archaeologist and medieval historian, told that the world did not show signs of recovery until 640AD.
‘It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year,’ Dr McCormick said.
The eerie fog created a drab world with darkness residing over the northern hemisphere for 18 months, with an unrelenting dusk persevering through day and night.
Why 536 AD was the worst year to be alive | Daily Mail Online
Maybe it was because white people were burning fossil fuels in order to forge steal along with other metals.