[elpadre]

was the 1816 freeze caused by the Icelandic volcano?

[17th Miss Regt]

Nope. It was caused by pollutants from coal-fired electric plants and the leaking of improperly disposed nuclear waste material from power plant reactors.

[Mamzelle]

I thought it was also due to a Minimum…Dalton or Maunder...

[CrazyIvan]

“Was the 1816 freeze caused by the Icelandic volcano?”

It was great great great great great grandfather Bush’s fault.

[Verginius Rufus]

No, it was caused by the 1815 volcano in the East Indies (present-day Indonesia).