Mount Toba eruption doesn't seem like it could nearly kill our species
The massive Toba eruption seems to have had little climate impact.
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The massive Toba eruption seems to have had little climate impact.
“We're in the realm where we might be essentially killing off everything within that first hour or two."
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Fortunately, it happened early in the morning, so nobody was around.