Was 536 the worst year to be alive?
18 months without sunlight and the start of a decade-long volcanic winter. This week we shed some light on the year 536.
After a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere, what followed was famine, war and a plague that killed around a third of the Byzantine empire.
Stef from 2SER spoke to Dr Miles Pattenden from the Australian Catholic University to give some insight into the fateful year. To learn more about the year 536 and Dr Pattenden’s work, check out their article on The Conversation.
