The cataclysm that created a Korean icon
(WorldNews North Korea)

North Korea has carried out six nuclear tests, but by far the greatest explosion ever seen on the peninsula took place more than 1,000 years ago and created the stark, serene beauty of Mount Paektu. The volcano that now straddles the border with China erupted in AD 946 with apocalyptic fire and fury in what scientists consider one of the five largest volcanic events in human history. Bigger than Krakatoa in 1883, it ejected enough material to bury Greater London to a depth of 60 meters, and caused temporary climate change in the region. Material from the blast has been found in ice cores from Greenland, on the other side...