If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should

Scientists Think a Volcanic Eruption May Have Kicked Off the ‘Black Death’: A volcanic explosion, somewhere in the tropics, may have increased European trade with central Asia—which brought fleas carrying the bubonic plague

Volcanic eruption led to the Black Death, new research suggests

A volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague's arrival in Europe, study suggests