volcanic winter
Definitions
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
8 more languages
العربيةشتاء بركاني
Bahasa Indonesiamusim dingin vulkanik
日本語火山の冬
ქართულივულკანური ზამთარი
한국어화산 겨울
Nederlandsvulcanische winter
Portuguêsinverno vulcânico
Русскийвулкани́ческая 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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