Catastrophe! Part 2: “How the World Changed”

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the second installment of a two-part documentary titled Catastrophe! — “How the World Changed” from the acclaimed PBS series Secrets of the Dead.

The Justinian Plague

Catastrophe! — Part 1: The Day the Sun Went Out

Did a major cataclysmic event plunge humankind into the period known as the early Dark Ages? Scientists now believe the early Dark Ages may have been triggered by a natural event that occurred around 535 A.D.

Prehistoric Megastorms ~ Volcanic Winter

Volcanic Winter following the eruption of Toba

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of the acclaimed documentary series Prehistoric Megastorms.

This installment of Prehistoric Megastorms explores the question of whether or not the human species nearly became extinct some 75,000 due to the eruption of a supervolcano at the site of present day Lake Toba  on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.