The volcanic eruption that toppled the Minoan civilization left its mark as far afield as Sweden, finds Philip Ball.
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Grudd,H., Briffa, K. R., Gunnarson, B.E. & Linderholm, H. W. Swedish tree rings provide new evidence in support of a major, widespread environmental disruption in 1628 BC. Geophysical Review Letters 2000.
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Ball, P. What a blast. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000921-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000921-7