Lake Toba Extinction Event
Danau toba is a large natural lake in north sumatra indonesia occupying the caldera of a supervolcano the lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the island of sumatra with a surface elevation of about 900 metres 2 953 ft the lake stretches from to the lake is about 100 kilometres 62 miles long 30 kilometres 19 mi wide and up to 505 metres.
Lake toba extinction event. Must see events on lake toba. Get to know what they are below. This mega bang caused a prolonged world wide nuclear winter and released ash in a huge plume that spread to the north west and covered india pakistan and the gulf region in a blanket 1 5 metres 3 15. The youngest toba eruption was a supervolcanic eruption that occurred around 75 000 years ago at the site of present day lake toba in sumatra indonesia it is one of the earth s largest known explosive eruptions the toba catastrophe theory holds that this event caused a global volcanic winter of six to ten years and possibly a 1 000 year long cooling episode.
Scientists thought the ancient eruption of the toba supervolcano could explain the near extinction of humans at the time but new research shows that the event didn t affect life as much as. Samosir music international august 25 2018. Leaving behind lake toba the crater lake pictured above. About 70 000 years ago a super volcano erupted in what is now lake toba indonesia.
We have hand picked the most celebrated festivals for you. The great human extinction event was the first catastrophe. This eruption may have reduced the human population. Roughly 70 000 years ago.
According to the toba catastrophe theory modern human evolution was affected by a recent large volcanic event. An eruption between 71 000 and 74 000 years ago expelled roughly 2 800 cubic km about 670 cubic miles of ash and lava which according to some scientists plunged the planet into an ice age that nearly caused the extinction of modern humans. Attending cultural and local events are the best way to enjoy and understand the life of a population. There is one near extinction event that is fairly well known although it remains controversial.
Within the last three to five million years after human and other ape lineages. Ancient humans weathered the toba supervolcano just fine new studies suggest the largest eruption in the last 2 million years didn t push humanity to the edge of extinction as previously. Mount toba ancient volcano located in north central sumatra indonesia.