Instructions:

Please read the news article below and the paper published in the journal, Science. Based on what you have read for the news and journal articles, please write a 250 to 600 word essay that answers the following questions:
Many cultures have “stories” or “myths” about ancient natural disasters that have occurred, perhaps as a repercussion due the society doing something “wrong”. Many times, these stories are not seen as being representative of an actual disaster that took place. Explain how the scientists in the articles you read were able to prove that the disaster that occurred in this story was true, and do you think there are other disaster-related stories from the distant past that may also be proved from a scientific standpoint? If so, how?

News articles:
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/353/6299/538.full.pdf

Assignment Description:
For the final Gradient assignment, you will pull from your knowledge gained from Chapters 14, 3, and 4, as well as the given journal article and other articles you may find on the Internet.

Word Count: 250 – 600