>>50816224174kya: Toba Super-Eruption
42kya: Laschamp Event: Earth's magnetic field reversed
41.5kya: Kurile Fissure Eruption (Kamchatka)
40kya: Neanderthals extinct
30kya: Aira Super-Eruption (Japan)
- 27kya: Oruanui Super-Eruption (New Zealand)
26-20kya: Last Glacial Maximum:
- Global temps 6-8°C (11-15°F) colder than now
- Sea level 125m lower (410ft) than now
- Glaciers covered northern America & Europe
14kya: Meltwater Pulse 1A: sea level ≈ -110m-80m
13kya: Meltwater Pulse 1B: sea level ≈ -80m-60m
12.9-11.7kya: Younger Dryas: colder Europe
11.7kya: Meltwater Pulse 1C: "the deluge" -60m-55m (fast)
11.7-7.7kya: Sea levels rise -55m?-5m (last 5m takes until today)
10kya: Eifel Eruption (German/Belgian border): VEI 6
10.4-9.9kya: Grimsvötn Volcano (Iceland): 500 years of eruptions
Saksunarvatn Tephra: geological term for 500 year ash mixed layer
8.2kya: massive Lake Agassiz drains into Hudson Bay
8.2kya: 8.2-kiloyear event: sea level rises 2m; temps dip 2°C for a bit
8kya: Vesuvius "Mercato" Eruption (Italy): VEI 6
8kya: Black Sea Deluge: Mediterranean burst Bosporus
7kya: Crater Lake Eruption (Oregon): VEI 7
7kya: Kikai-Akahoya Eruption (Japan): VEI 7
3.8kya: Vesuvius "Avellino" Eruption (Italy): VEI 6
2.6kya: Santorini Eruption