Philippines volcanic eruption may have led to collapse of China’s Ming Dynasty (opens original article in a new tab)

A study links a 1640 AD volcanic eruption in the Philippines to the collapse of China's Ming Dynasty in 1644, suggesting it exacerbated existing crises.

• A study suggests a 1640 AD volcanic eruption in the Philippines may have contributed to the collapse of China's Ming Dynasty in 1644
• The eruption caused drought and crop failures that worsened existing political and environmental crises in the Ming Dynasty
• Volcanic eruptions are identified as 'stress multipliers' that intensified famines and societal unrest in historical Chinese dynastic collapses