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Volcanic Cooling in 1345 Linked to Trade Route That Likely Brought the Black Death to Europe

The study links a mid-14th-century climate shock to famine-driven grain trade as a plausible conduit for plague vectors.

Study Traces Black Death’s European Onset to Volcanic Cooling and Grain Imports

Study Ties 1345 Tropical Eruption to Chain That Brought the Black Death to Europe

South Lake Tahoe Resident Diagnosed With Bubonic Plague After Camping Trip

California Confirms Bubonic Plague Case Linked to Flea Bite Near Lake Tahoe

Medieval Tooth Chemistry Links Childhood Famine to Adult Mortality

Arizona Records First Pneumonic Plague Death in Coconino County Since 2007

Plague Bacterium Evolved to Milder Forms, Extending Pandemics