Oh and you've probably not heard of Samalas(the volcano) or Pamatan(the kingdom) but you have almost certainly heard of what Samalas did to our planet- it's called the Little ice Age
February 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Oh and you've probably not heard of Samalas(the volcano) or Pamatan(the kingdom) but you have almost certainly heard of what Samalas did to our planet- it's called the Little ice Age
Remember Samalas? Probably not but your genetic code does
March 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Remember Samalas? Probably not but your genetic code does
More new work on the effects of the Samalas eruption of 1257 CE. "'What a Winter it Was': The 1257 Samalas Eruption and the Fall of the Icelandic Commonwealth". Argues for political change betw. Iceland & Norway to alleviate poverty caused by climate change. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 8, 2024 at 12:48 PM
More new work on the effects of the Samalas eruption of 1257 CE. "'What a Winter it Was': The 1257 Samalas Eruption and the Fall of the Icelandic Commonwealth". Argues for political change betw. Iceland & Norway to alleviate poverty caused by climate change. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Someplace to start…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
1257 Samalas eruption - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Someplace to start…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
This is correct and also one of the main theories about the end of the Bronze Age civilisations and as a fun aside to give you context, the eruption of Samalas was at least an order of magnitude greater than Santorini.
The ancient minoan civilization was essentially wiped out by the island of Thera, or Santorini, exploding in a gargantuan eruption.
This is most likely what Plato referenced when he developed the story of Atlantis, and is a possible interpretation for the 10 biblical plagues of Egypt as well.
This is most likely what Plato referenced when he developed the story of Atlantis, and is a possible interpretation for the 10 biblical plagues of Egypt as well.
Still can't get over how there's a whole civilization with a capital city at least as big as Pompeii buried deep under miles of volcanic rock from the biggest eruption in like 10,000 years on Lombok in Indonesia and all we know about them is that they existed till they were destroyed
February 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This is correct and also one of the main theories about the end of the Bronze Age civilisations and as a fun aside to give you context, the eruption of Samalas was at least an order of magnitude greater than Santorini.
(cont)
@nameshiv.bsky.social teaching us about Samalas, an enormous volcanic eruption we only learned about recently
@tylerfromtheinternet.com teaching us about collective nouns
@tekla.bsky.social teaching us about the wonderfully gay art of Erté
@nameshiv.bsky.social teaching us about Samalas, an enormous volcanic eruption we only learned about recently
@tylerfromtheinternet.com teaching us about collective nouns
@tekla.bsky.social teaching us about the wonderfully gay art of Erté
February 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
(cont)
@nameshiv.bsky.social teaching us about Samalas, an enormous volcanic eruption we only learned about recently
@tylerfromtheinternet.com teaching us about collective nouns
@tekla.bsky.social teaching us about the wonderfully gay art of Erté
@nameshiv.bsky.social teaching us about Samalas, an enormous volcanic eruption we only learned about recently
@tylerfromtheinternet.com teaching us about collective nouns
@tekla.bsky.social teaching us about the wonderfully gay art of Erté
COMING UP:
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@louisathelast.bsky.social ("Margot the Bluesky Baby”)
@nameshiv.bsky.social (“Samalas, The Pompeii of Indonesia”)
@andreagrimes.com ("Hot Possums")
@louisathelast.bsky.social ("Margot the Bluesky Baby”)
February 25, 2026 at 4:25 AM
COMING UP:
@nameshiv.bsky.social (“Samalas, The Pompeii of Indonesia”)
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@louisathelast.bsky.social ("Margot the Bluesky Baby”)
@nameshiv.bsky.social (“Samalas, The Pompeii of Indonesia”)
@andreagrimes.com ("Hot Possums")
@louisathelast.bsky.social ("Margot the Bluesky Baby”)
Nope. Earlier. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
1257 Samalas eruption - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Nope. Earlier. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
"The history of Pamatan and the 1257 eruption of Samalas is recorded in the Babad Lombok, a compilation of historical writings and possibly oral tradition written in the Old Javanese language on palm leaves" - whoa
February 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"The history of Pamatan and the 1257 eruption of Samalas is recorded in the Babad Lombok, a compilation of historical writings and possibly oral tradition written in the Old Javanese language on palm leaves" - whoa
Samalas
Tambora
Krakatau
What is it with Indonesia and quasi-apocalyptic volcanic eruptions?
I know it's on the Pacific Ring of Fire, but nowhere else seems to have quite that oomph, yanno?
Tambora
Krakatau
What is it with Indonesia and quasi-apocalyptic volcanic eruptions?
I know it's on the Pacific Ring of Fire, but nowhere else seems to have quite that oomph, yanno?
February 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Samalas
Tambora
Krakatau
What is it with Indonesia and quasi-apocalyptic volcanic eruptions?
I know it's on the Pacific Ring of Fire, but nowhere else seems to have quite that oomph, yanno?
Tambora
Krakatau
What is it with Indonesia and quasi-apocalyptic volcanic eruptions?
I know it's on the Pacific Ring of Fire, but nowhere else seems to have quite that oomph, yanno?
Up now (posting about this late, sorry, baby woke up) is @nameshiv.bsky.social talking about Samalas, The Pompeii of Indonesia! A topic I knew nothing about and it’s very interesting
February 25, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Up now (posting about this late, sorry, baby woke up) is @nameshiv.bsky.social talking about Samalas, The Pompeii of Indonesia! A topic I knew nothing about and it’s very interesting
It can't be Medieval History, since climate changes characterized the major transformations of that millennium (6th-century Late Antique Little Ice Age; Medieval Climate Anomaly; various globally impactful volcanic eruptions, incl. Samalas [1257], onset of late medieval/early modern Little Ice Age).
March 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
It can't be Medieval History, since climate changes characterized the major transformations of that millennium (6th-century Late Antique Little Ice Age; Medieval Climate Anomaly; various globally impactful volcanic eruptions, incl. Samalas [1257], onset of late medieval/early modern Little Ice Age).
👇 1257 Samalas eruption. 🌋⚒️🧪
Still can't get over how there's a whole civilization with a capital city at least as big as Pompeii buried deep under miles of volcanic rock from the biggest eruption in like 10,000 years on Lombok in Indonesia and all we know about them is that they existed till they were destroyed
February 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
👇 1257 Samalas eruption. 🌋⚒️🧪
thinking about four samalas and immediately getting lightheaded
August 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
thinking about four samalas and immediately getting lightheaded
Lombok volcano explosion in 1257 ejected 40 cubic km of rock, contributed to Little Ice Age "The glacier advances triggered by the Samalas eruption are documented on Baffin Island, a change in Arctic Canada from a warm climate phase to a colder one coincides"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
1257 Samalas eruption - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 27, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Lombok volcano explosion in 1257 ejected 40 cubic km of rock, contributed to Little Ice Age "The glacier advances triggered by the Samalas eruption are documented on Baffin Island, a change in Arctic Canada from a warm climate phase to a colder one coincides"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Sa...
So why am I, a medical historian, reading about volcanoes & eclipses & sudden global cooling? Because in 1258, the year after the Samalas eruption in Indonesia, we also have a sequence of epidemic episodes. Wrote about this in 2020: academic.oup.com/ahr/article/.... More coming soon. #MedievalSky
April 8, 2024 at 10:32 AM
So why am I, a medical historian, reading about volcanoes & eclipses & sudden global cooling? Because in 1258, the year after the Samalas eruption in Indonesia, we also have a sequence of epidemic episodes. Wrote about this in 2020: academic.oup.com/ahr/article/.... More coming soon. #MedievalSky
if it was samalas birthday would you guys eat the samala cake y/n
July 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
if it was samalas birthday would you guys eat the samala cake y/n
the one that breaks my brain is ppl lived through Mt Samalas and recorded it like yeah there's a civilisation and city capital bigger than pompei you never heard of buried under 12 km of rock on that island
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
the one that breaks my brain is ppl lived through Mt Samalas and recorded it like yeah there's a civilisation and city capital bigger than pompei you never heard of buried under 12 km of rock on that island
So cool. I discovered last night that there's a whole bunch of Italian scholars who are already engaging w/ the question of the effects of the #Samalas eruption & consequent climate shifts from 1257-60. #ClimateHistory #MedievalSky
May 24, 2024 at 4:19 PM
So cool. I discovered last night that there's a whole bunch of Italian scholars who are already engaging w/ the question of the effects of the #Samalas eruption & consequent climate shifts from 1257-60. #ClimateHistory #MedievalSky
it took every ounce of self restraint she had to not immediately lunge forwards
(second shot was taken way before the first hence samalas outdated hair color but i dont wanna post it on its own so, its grouped in here)
elezen butt
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote
(second shot was taken way before the first hence samalas outdated hair color but i dont wanna post it on its own so, its grouped in here)
elezen butt
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote
January 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
it took every ounce of self restraint she had to not immediately lunge forwards
(second shot was taken way before the first hence samalas outdated hair color but i dont wanna post it on its own so, its grouped in here)
elezen butt
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote
(second shot was taken way before the first hence samalas outdated hair color but i dont wanna post it on its own so, its grouped in here)
elezen butt
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote
samalas vampire alter ego just flashes her fangs and always gets to take the leading role so i thought it was time that somebody (@totallymagical.gay) humbled her
happy mating press may everybody
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote | #hyur | #roegadyn
happy mating press may everybody
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote | #hyur | #roegadyn
May 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
samalas vampire alter ego just flashes her fangs and always gets to take the leading role so i thought it was time that somebody (@totallymagical.gay) humbled her
happy mating press may everybody
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote | #hyur | #roegadyn
happy mating press may everybody
#ffxivnsfw | #gposensfw | #xivafterdark | #ffxivlewd | #miqote | #hyur | #roegadyn
It took a while to realize where the 1258 eruption even was located.
Samalas was about 10x the size of the 1991 Pinatubo eruption
Samalas was about 10x the size of the 1991 Pinatubo eruption
Still can't get over how there's a whole civilization with a capital city at least as big as Pompeii buried deep under miles of volcanic rock from the biggest eruption in like 10,000 years on Lombok in Indonesia and all we know about them is that they existed till they were destroyed
February 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It took a while to realize where the 1258 eruption even was located.
Samalas was about 10x the size of the 1991 Pinatubo eruption
Samalas was about 10x the size of the 1991 Pinatubo eruption
If you're interested in my previous posts on the 1257 CE Samalas eruption, just do a keyword search for "Samalas" in the Search field.
I'm so intrigued that people are slowly noticing this post from March. If you're intrigued to learn more about the Samalas eruption, & why it's looking more & more like a turning point in #GlobalHistory, I have a list of studies under the "Climate" heading at: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 🧪🌋
June 15, 2024 at 4:27 PM
If you're interested in my previous posts on the 1257 CE Samalas eruption, just do a keyword search for "Samalas" in the Search field.
What would we be looking at/looking for to document evolutionary changes caused by a volcanic jolt as big as Samalas was in 1257?
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What would we be looking at/looking for to document evolutionary changes caused by a volcanic jolt as big as Samalas was in 1257?