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The eruption of Mount Toba in Sumatra 74000 years ago—when Sumatra was joined to mainland Asia—was the greatest recorded explosion in history and its cloud of ash must have darkened parts of the globe. It led to such a destruction of plants that it dramatically reduced the population of the whole world. Such a volcano could have driven survivors in the direction of Australia.