00:00Teeth from a centuries-old cemetery are revealing how climate shocks may have affected children's health.
00:05Researchers at Durham University studied 30 teeth from 21 people.
00:10They were buried at Coach Lane in northeast England between 1711 and 1829.
00:15Earlier work found rickets in 44% of the young people examined.
00:20Rickets is a bone disease linked to a lack of vitamin D, which the skin makes from sunlight.
00:25Burial records covered 109 community members.
00:28Of those, 91 were born during or within 10 years of a large volcanic eruption.
00:3441 were born when low solar output and volcanic activity overlapped.
00:40During the Little Ice Age, volcanic dust and weak sunlight may have cut ultraviolet light.
00:45Researchers think cold, wet summers likely kept children indoors, too.
00:50Coal smog added to the problem.
00:51The team stresses climate was not the only or main cause.
00:54Disclosure.
00:56This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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01:00This video contains platforming for many of the children's
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