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  2. 536 - Wikipedia

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    Year 536 (Roman numerals: DXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Belisarius.. In 2018, medieval scholar Michael McCormick nominated 536 as "the worst year to be alive" because of the volcanic winter of 536 caused by a volcanic eruption early in the year, causing average temperatures in Europe and China to ...

  3. The 9 Worst Years in History to be Alive - AOL

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    Dubbed "the worst year to be alive" by Harvard historian Michael McCormick, the year 536 saw an inexplicable, dense fog that shrouded much of Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in darkness ...

  4. Volcanic winter of 536 - Wikipedia

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    The historian Michael McCormick has called the year 536 "the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year." [4]

  5. When the skies went dark: Historians pinpoint the very 'worst ...

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    For people living across Europe in 536, "It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year," McCormick said. As McCormick told AccuWeather, it was all set off by ...

  6. Late Antique Little Ice Age - Wikipedia

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    The Late Antique Little Ice Age is seen between the middle of the 6th century and the start of the 7th century, and preceded by the Roman Warm Period. [1]The Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) was a long-lasting Northern Hemispheric cooling period in the 6th and 7th centuries AD, during the period known as Late Antiquity.

  7. The Worst Years in History (Yes, Worse Than 2020 and 2021) - AOL

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    For Americans, 2001 ranks among the worst for being the year of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which caused nearly 3,000 fatalities, more than 25,000 injuries, substantial long-term health problems ...

  8. List of natural disasters in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The most severe cooling in the Northern Hemisphere in the last 2,000 years, likely caused crop failures and freezing for everyone in western Europe. [2] 1315–17: Great Famine of 1315–1317: Throughout Europe. 1740: Irish Famine (1740–1741) Somewhere between 310,000 and 480,000 people starve in Ireland due to cold weather affecting harvests ...

  9. List of natural disasters in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    10 years of hot summers: Drought in summer (London/south). Possibly the start of 10 or so years of warm, often dry summers. [9] 1348–1350s: Black Death in England: Killed around 50% of the population. 1360s: Black Death in England: Killed a further 20% of the population. 1485–1551: Sweating sickness: Sporadic outbreaks kill many thousands ...