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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. Volcanic winter of 536 - Wikipedia

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    The volcanic eruptions caused crop failures, and were accompanied by the Plague of Justinian, famine, and millions of deaths and initiated the Late Antique Little Ice Age, which lasted from 536 to 560. [3] 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]

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

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    A.D. 536 – Volcanic Winter. 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 ...

  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 Year To Graduate From College

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    The Worst Year To Graduate From College. Claire Gordon. Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:53 PM. ... Shop the best shoe deals at the Nordstrom Black Friday sale still live today: Save big on Hoka, Sam ...

  8. John of Ephesus - Wikipedia

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    He was also a political man and would often follow his own path. John was seen as a great writer and covered important aspects of events in history, and one of these important events was the plague, and John has one of the only first-hand accounts of the plague. He was also alive in what has been called the worst year in history, 536.

  9. These are the 10 worst U.S. states to live in for your mental ...

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    Oregon, in 50th place, ranked the second worst state for mental health with a score of 2.89 out of 10, tied with New Mexico, ranked 42nd, for the nation's highest percentage of youth experiencing ...