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Archaeologists: Mega-Eruption Didn't Change Human History

An ancient volcanic super-eruption, one of the largest known in Earth's history, may not have devastated the world and humanity as much as once thought.

The eruption at what is now Lake Toba in northwestern Sumatra roughly 75,000 years ago was the largest of the last 2 million years.

The gigantic blast released at least 7.7 trillion tons, or 670 cubic miles, of magma, equivalent in mass to more than 19 million Empire State Buildings.
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