{
  "id": 16618297,
  "title": "Sediment core reveals volcanic eruption preceded ancient cold spell by about 150 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/sediment-core-reveals-volcanic-eruption-preceded-ancient-cold-spell",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-sediment-core-reveals-volcanic-eruption.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new study led by an international research team including scientists at the University of South Carolina challenges the idea that the ancient Laacher See volcanic eruption in western Europe triggered a significant climate-cooling period affecting central Europe and the Arctic nearly 13,000 years ago.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}