What Would Happen if Santorini Erupted Today? A VEI 7 Simulation

What if the Santorini caldera erupted today with the same explosive force as the Minoan eruption—a cataclysmic VEI 7 event? This blog explores a realistic simulation of that apocalyptic scenario: towering ash columns piercing the stratosphere, pyroclastic flows engulfing the island, and regional tsunamis crashing into the Aegean coastline. Air traffic across Europe would grind to a halt, global temperatures could dip from sulfate aerosols, and the Eastern Mediterranean’s geopolitical and humanitarian landscape would be thrust into chaos. From atmospheric disruption to infrastructure collapse, this eruption would become a modern disaster with ancient echoes—rivaling Tambora or Krakatoa in both scale and consequence.