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The '''Toba catastrophe''', also referred to as the '''Toba supereruption''', occurred between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago at [[wikipedia:Lake Toba|Lake Toba]] in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is recognized as one of Earth's largest known eruptions. The related catastrophe theory holds that this supervolcanic event plunged the planet into a 6 to 10-year volcanic winter, which resulted in the world's human population being reduced to 10,000 or even a mere 1,000 breeding pairs, creating a bottleneck in human evolution. Some researchers argue that the Toba eruption produced not only a catastrophic volcanic winter, but also an additional 1,000-year cooling episode. | The '''Toba catastrophe''', also referred to as the '''Toba supereruption''', occurred between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago at [[wikipedia:Lake Toba|Lake Toba]] in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is recognized as one of Earth's largest known eruptions. The related catastrophe theory holds that this supervolcanic event plunged the planet into a 6 to 10-year volcanic winter, which resulted in the world's human population being reduced to 10,000 or even a mere 1,000 breeding pairs, creating a bottleneck in human evolution. Some researchers argue that the Toba eruption produced not only a catastrophic volcanic winter, but also an additional 1,000-year cooling episode.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia article on the [[wikipedia:Toba catastrophe theory|Toba catastrophe]]</ref> | ||
In his [[ | In his [[Glyphs|Glyph files]], [[Subject 16]] indicates that this catastrophe was not a supereruption.<ref name="glyph19">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #19</ref> Instead, the glyph implies the catastrophe was the result of solar activity that decimated Earth; possibly as part of the [[First Disaster]]. | ||
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The Toba catastrophe, also referred to as the Toba supereruption, occurred between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago at Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is recognized as one of Earth's largest known eruptions. The related catastrophe theory holds that this supervolcanic event plunged the planet into a 6 to 10-year volcanic winter, which resulted in the world's human population being reduced to 10,000 or even a mere 1,000 breeding pairs, creating a bottleneck in human evolution. Some researchers argue that the Toba eruption produced not only a catastrophic volcanic winter, but also an additional 1,000-year cooling episode.[1]
In his Glyph files, Subject 16 indicates that this catastrophe was not a supereruption.[2] Instead, the glyph implies the catastrophe was the result of solar activity that decimated Earth; possibly as part of the First Disaster.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia article on the Toba catastrophe
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II Glyph #19