Posted on 04/16/2010 7:58:58 AM PDT by blam
Holy Cow, Look What Happened When Eyjafjallajökull Erupted In 1812
Gregory White
Apr. 16, 2010, 10:18 AM
The last time Eyjafjallajökull blew its top the eruption lasted for two years, spreading smoke and ash over Iceland causing significant damage.
* The last time Eyjafjallajökull erupted, it lasted 2 years stretching from 1821-1823. It also erupted in 920 and 1612.
* The 1821 eruption spread fluoride across iceland, damaging livestock and human well-being. Glacial flooding also resulted from the eruption.
* Eyjafjallajökull's eruption usually precedes an eruption for another Icelandic volcano called Katla, as it did in 1823. Katla's eruptions are usually more violent than Eyjafjallajökul's.
* Katla is partially trapped under a glacier and its eruption would create even more flooding problems for Iceland.
* The Laki volcano, which erupted in 1783, was the worst in Icelandic history. It killed a quarter of Iceland's residents, created a poisonous plume over Prague, made New Jersey's snowfall its highest ever, and had an impact on one of Egypt's worst droughts.
* The Laki volcano is considered a central cause of the French Revolution, as it led to a poor harvest and public unrest in the country.
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This was caused by humans, donchaknow.
Some Icelanders were driving cars around the mountain, and it caused the volcano to burp.
:-)
I’m the Mother who named it.
Al Gore invented volcanos.
What do mean? People would use the nickname “Hey-Ya”, and that’s a great song....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEkYqL9n7vo
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