Meaning of volcanic winter | Babel Free
vɒlˌkænɪk ˈwɪntəDefinitions
A reduction in global temperatures caused by volcanic ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscuring the Sun and raising Earth's albedo (increasing the reflection of solar radiation) after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption.
Equivalents
العربية
شتاء بركاني
Deutsch
vulkanischer Winter
Español
invierno volcánico
Français
hiver volcanique
Bahasa Indonesia
musim dingin vulkanik
日本語
火山の冬
ქართული
ვულკანური ზამთარი
한국어
화산 겨울
Nederlands
vulcanische winter
Português
inverno vulcânico
Русский
вулкани́ческая зима́
Examples
“People who lived through the Year Without a Summer, 1816, had no way to know at the time that they were living through a volcanic winter; some thought that the end times were beginning.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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