Volcanoes and Extinctions with History Daily

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast · Aug 8, 2026 · 32m

Lindsay Graham from History Daily explores the human side of two topics we often discuss on the show: extinction and volcanic eruptions.

On June 3, 1844, after becoming collector’s items for being a rare species, the last pair of great auks is killed by fishermen.

On August 26, 1883, a volcano explodes on the island of Krakatoa, sparking one of the deadlest natural disasters in history.

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