Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an island volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

The location of a giant volcanic eruption in 1831 has eluded scientists for nearly 200 years, but now they have solved the mystery.

In the summer of 1831, people across the Northern Hemisphere experienced bizarre and unsettling phenomena: the sun appeared blue, purple, and even green, and temperatures dropped dramatically during what should have been the warmest months of the year.

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an island volcano in the northwest Pacific. A winter storm watch has been upgraded to a warning as the weather looms. The latest snow predictions.

Nearly two centuries after a massive volcanic eruption cooled Earth’s climate, scientists have identified the source: the Zavaritskii volcano in the remote Kuril Islands. For almost 200 years, the source of a powerful 1831 volcanic eruption that cooled the Earth remained unknown.

While scientists have known that the major climate event reported during this period was caused by volcanic activity, the exact identity and location of the volcano remained a mystery – until now. A new study published in the journal PNAS found the Zavaritskii volcano on the remote,

In 1831, the Earth shuddered. A massive volcano erupted with such ferocity that it dimmed the skies and cooled the planet. Crops failed, famine spread, and the Northern Hemisphere entered a climate-altered reality.