c. 536 CE–c. 550 CE
Volcanic forcing and climate anomalies of 536–550
Climate & environment · Volcanismo · Aerosoles · Cambios climáticos
Ice, tree-ring, and geological evidence link a sequence of volcanic stratospheric aerosols with climate anomalies between 536 and 550; a large Ilopango eruption is dated around 539/540. Attribution of particular effects on famine, conflict, or political change remains debated and is not presented here as exclusive causation.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
- www.usgs.gov (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- 2019-08-16
- What this date describes
- The cited source or edition; it may postdate the historical event.
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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This record is an editorial synthesis. Consult the sources to check claims and their limits. Chronological relationships alone do not establish causation.