Episode 3 of 3
Global Climate Impact
- When
- 1601
- Where
- Antarctica, Greenland, Northern Hemisphere
The eruption contributed to 1601 being among the coldest Northern Hemisphere summers in six centuries, with sulfur deposits found in Antarctic and Greenland ice cores.
Acid layers in ice cores are attributed to Huaynaputina. The summer of 1601 was among the coldest in the last six centuries. Sulfur yields were significant, with one Antarctic site showing thicker sulfate layers than from Tambora. The event may have influenced Atlantic Multidecadal Variability.
Sources
- Huaynaputina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
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