Editing 1610s BC (section)

==Events and trends==
* 1610 - A volcanic eruption at [[Santorini|Thera island]] destroyed the ancient city of [[Akrotiri (prehistoric city)|Akrotiri]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Johnson |first1=R. Wally |title=Fire Mountains of the Islands: A History of Volcanic Eruptions and Disaster Management in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands |date=18 December 2013 |publisher=ANU E Press |isbn=978-1-922144-23-2 |page=363 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=40V3AgAAQBAJ |access-date=25 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* 1618 - The Chinese records a famine accompanied with frost in July. They also recorded a dim sun and yellow fog during this time.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rogers |first1=John James William |last2=Feiss |first2=P. Geoffrey |title=People and the Earth: Basic Issues in the Sustainability of Resources and Environment |date=13 March 1998 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-56872-2 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nB51_Jfd1QgC |access-date=25 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>