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Originally Posted by speedfreak
well you're a cheery soul! Im going buying a BBQ and patio furniture tomorrow, dont be jinxing my summer  |
My mistake, it was in 1783 it last erupted.
"If the volcanologists are right, we could be in for a bumpy ride. The last time Iceland had a colossal eruption was in 1783. Laki, a fissure close to the GrÃ*msvötn volcano, burst open and threw up fountains of lava and clouds of ash for eight months. The poisonous sulphur dioxide gas killed over half of Iceland's livestock population and led to a famine that wiped out about a quarter of Iceland's population.
Meanwhile, as the cloud blew south it wreaked havoc over Europe, too. "This outpouring of sulphur dioxide during unusual weather conditions caused a thick haze to spread across western Europe, resulting in thousands of deaths throughout 1783 and the winter of 1784," says Jerram. The fog was so thick that boats across Europe were forced to stay in port."