History ❯ Epidemics ❯ Black Death

Causes

Volcanic Eruptions Climate Change Yersinia pestis

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

An interdisciplinary analysis outlines a climate‑driven trade route for plague introduction as the source volcano remains unknown.

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