About 74,000 years ago, the Mount Toba volcano erupted on what is now the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The eruption caused a worldwide environmental disaster. It may have destroyed ancient human populations in many parts of the world. But experts say some groups may have survived the disaster unharmed. Earlier this month, scientists announced that they had found tiny pieces of volcanic glass from the Mount Toba eruption. Their discovery, however, was 9,000 kilometers away on South Africa’s southern coast. Some researchers believe the eruption may have caused world temperatures to drop causing a so-called “volcanic winter” that lasted for many years. Scientists suggest this cold period damaged ecosystems and reduced food resources for people around the world. But, the researchers in South Africa found evidence that the hunter-gatherers there continued to thrive.
Title: Ancient People in South Africa Unharmed by Volcanic Eruption
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2419/Untitled.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Ancient People in South Africa Unharmed by Volcanic Eruption' data-article-id='2962'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10458'>About 74,000 years ago, the Mount Toba volcano erupted on what is now the Indonesian island of Sumatra.</span> <span data-start-time='10458' data-end-time='16208'>The eruption caused a worldwide environmental disaster.</span> <span data-start-time='16208' data-end-time='22938'>It may have destroyed ancient human populations in many parts of the world.</span> <span data-start-time='22938' data-end-time='30125'>But experts say some groups may have survived the disaster unharmed.</span> <span data-start-time='30125' data-end-time='40500'>Earlier this month, scientists announced that they had found tiny pieces of volcanic glass from the Mount Toba eruption.</span> <span data-start-time='40500' data-end-time='48750'>Their discovery, however, was 9,000 kilometers away on South Africa’s southern coast.</span> <span data-start-time='48750' data-end-time='60958'>Some researchers believe the eruption may have caused world temperatures to drop causing a so-called “volcanic winter” that lasted for many years.</span> <span data-start-time='60958' data-end-time='71229'>Scientists suggest this cold period damaged ecosystems and reduced food resources for people around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='71229' data-end-time='79479'>But, the researchers in South Africa found evidence that the hunter-gatherers there continued to thrive.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2419/081D9A39-3E71-44E8-AB4E-E09A3218003E_cx0_cy19_cw0_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10377 data-hint-location='10458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2419/what_does_erupt_mean.m4a'>What does 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