In the summer of Jiaqing 21, why did Pengze County, Jiangxi Province experience bitterly cold winds and snow in June?

In the summer of the 21st year of Jiaqing, there was a strange phenomenon of snow and cold wind in June in Pengze County, Jiangxi Province. This is because during that period, a series of consequences resulted from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

Speaking of "Flying Snow in June", people can think of Dou E's injustice. Dou E died unjustly and swore a poisonous oath before she died. Hence the allusion of "Flying Snow in June". From then on, people who had any serious grievances would use the words "Flying Snow in June" to describe them as "more wronged than Dou E", and "Flying Snow in June" was popular among people. In the eyes, it is also an exaggeration that is impossible to realize, but you know what. In history, there really was a snowstorm in June. Let’s take a look at what happened, was it a miracle from the sky, or was there some serious grievance? First, in the 21st year of Jiaqing, flying snow in June occurred in many places.

According to records, in the 21st year of Jiaqing, the phenomenon of flying snow in June appeared in Pengze County, Jiangxi and Anhui and other places. You must know that it was summer at that time, and suddenly The weather became as cold as winter, and the local crops were also greatly affected, which directly led to the subsequent "Great Famine" event. When such a phenomenon occurred, even the always self-proclaimed King Jiaqing felt dishonest. Panic. Second, the same situation happened not only in China but also in many countries at that time.

In addition to China, this phenomenon occurred throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. This phenomenon lasted for nearly a year, which triggered the subsequent worldwide epidemic. In the Great Famine event, there must be monsters when things go abnormal. How did this extreme weather phenomenon come about? Meteorologists and geographers have studied this. Third, the root cause of the June snow disaster comes from volcanic eruptions.

One year before the June snow incident, a major volcanic eruption occurred in Indonesia. This volcanic eruption lasted for four months, both in terms of scale and duration. The largest in human history, a series of materials such as thick smoke and dust generated by volcanic eruptions rose. Volcanic ash and sulfur dioxide gas entered the atmosphere, forming gray air masses. They continued to move in the atmosphere and blocked the sun. This led to The summer suddenly turned cold, and there was a vision of snow in June.