# Reinig 2021: Precise date for the Laacher See eruption synchronizes the Younger Dryas

> Frederick Reinig, Lukas Wacker, Olaf Jöris et al., 2021. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The anchor date that separates the eruption from the…

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# Precise date for the Laacher See eruption synchronizes the Younger Dryas

Frederick Reinig, Lukas Wacker, Olaf Jöris et al., 2021. _Nature 595, 66–69_.

Dates the Laacher See eruption in Germany to 13,006 ± 9 cal BP from tree rings buried by its tephra, about 130 years before the Younger Dryas onset in Greenland, and uses the tephra as a tie point between records.

**Younger Dryas impact hypothesis** Articledoi: **[10.1038/s41586-021-03608-x](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03608-x)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The anchor date that separates the eruption from the cooling.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Volcanic forcing, from Laacher See or another eruption, pushed a system near a threshold.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/answers/ANS0D51XP0229RS/volcanic-forcing-from-laacher-see-or-another-eruption-pushed)

Answer

ANS

[Laacher See erupted about 130 years before the onset, too early to be its direct trigger.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/evidence/EVD0D51XP7W3TG8/laacher-see-erupted-about-130-years-before-the-onset-too)

Evidence

EVD

[The eruption is dated about 130 years before the onset.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact/evidence/EVD0D51XM1J224E/the-eruption-is-dated-about-130-years-before-the-onset)

Evidence

EVD

[The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/younger-dryas-impact)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Reinig, F., Wacker, L., Jöris, O., Oppenheimer, C., Guidobaldi, G., & and others (2021). Precise date for the Laacher See eruption synchronizes the Younger Dryas. Nature 595, 66–69. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03608-x
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03608-x)

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