5 More Worst Years to Be Alive in Human History (1556, 1931, 1960)

What were the worst years to be alive in human history? This is part two. We counted down five more of the deadliest years ever — the Year Without a Summer in 1816, the Bhola cyclone of 1970, the Shaanxi earthquake of 1556, the China floods of 1931, and 1960, the year a record harvest on paper ended with people eating dirt. No war lists, no opinions — just the years when simply being human was the most dangerous thing you could be. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 The year people ate dirt 0:36 #5 — 1816: The summer that never came 2:18 #4 — 1970: One night, one wall of water 4:09 #3 — 1556: The homes that buried their own families 5:56 #2 — 1931: The water left, the hunger stayed 7:40 #1 — 1960: The year the numbers lied 10:00 Why 1960 beats all of them 10:29 Which one would YOU survive? In this video: → Why it snowed in New England in June 1816 — and how a mountain on the other side of the planet stole an entire summer → How a storm surge nearly thirty-five feet high killed 300,000 to 500,000 people on islands with nowhere to run → Why homes carved into soft cliffs were a perfectly reasonable choice — until one night in January 1556 → What happens after a flood leaves: no harvest, no clean water, and a farmer eating the grain saved for next year → 1960: how harvest reports that kept rising on their way up the chain turned into real hunger on the ground If you have not seen the original five — 536 AD, the Black Death, the Spanish Flu and the rest — it is right here:    • Top 5 Worst Years to Be Alive in Human His...   Which of these five would you survive the longest? Be honest — tell us in the comments. I use AI as part of making these videos, alongside my research and writing. Hope they give you a few relaxing minutes, and please forgive any small mistakes. Thanks for stopping by. 🔔 Subscribe for more history that feels personal. #History #WorstYearsToBeAlive #1816