The Catastrophic Volcano of Santorini

Could the Santorini volcano have wiped out one of history's most advanced civilizations? The Minoan eruption 3,500 years ago was the largest explosive volcanic eruption on Earth in the last 10,000 years. But did this catastrophic event really bring down the mighty Minoan Empire? Scientists are drilling deep into the Mediterranean seafloor to uncover the volcano's deadly secrets. What they're finding is shocking. The Santorini volcanic eruption was even more devastating than we thought.

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