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Holy Cow, Look What Happened When Eyjafjallajökull Erupted In 1812
The Business Insider ^ | 4-16-2010 | Gregory White

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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KEYWORDS: ashcloud; catastrophism; doomed; dust; godsgravesglyphs; iceland; icelandvolcano; laki; volcano
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To: US Navy Vet

Does anyone else think of Michael Moore and a huge plate of burritoes when the words earthquake and uncorked are used in the same sentence?


61 posted on 04/16/2010 9:01:40 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: commish

:-)!


62 posted on 04/16/2010 9:02:07 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: commish

lol. Katla erupts roughly every 80 years I think they say, so it is due for an eruption even by itself since it last went in 1918....though much less than the one impacted by E....in 1721 or whatever. We’ll see what happens.


63 posted on 04/16/2010 9:02:58 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: blam

The “Year Without Summer” was a result of the Krakatoa event. . .


64 posted on 04/16/2010 9:08:31 AM PDT by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border: I dare you to try and cross it. . .)
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To: blam
...The 1821 eruption spread fluoride across iceland...

Well, there goes toothpaste sales.

65 posted on 04/16/2010 9:09:54 AM PDT by FReepaholic (I'm in my head and can't get out.)
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To: FReepaholic
...The 1821 eruption spread fluoride across iceland...


66 posted on 04/16/2010 9:11:35 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: blam; a fool in paradise

I once had a girlfriend whose name was Eyjafjallajökull, really.

Anyway, the Mayan Apocalypse is coming 2 years ahead of schedule, isn’t it?


67 posted on 04/16/2010 9:18:09 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Salgak

oops, mixed my volcanos: That was the Tambora event


68 posted on 04/16/2010 9:24:19 AM PDT by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border: I dare you to try and cross it. . .)
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To: a fool in paradise

Well, THAT should cure the dog of drinking from the toilet!


69 posted on 04/16/2010 9:31:10 AM PDT by weeder
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To: dfwgator

LOL, I’ve just soiled myself! ;-)


70 posted on 04/16/2010 9:59:10 AM PDT by wazoo1031
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To: blam

Please, everyone, call you Mom and tell her you love her before it’s too late, it’s all over ...


71 posted on 04/16/2010 10:00:59 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: scory
The Dark Ages: Were They Darker Than We Imagined?
72 posted on 04/16/2010 10:37:49 AM PDT by blam
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
“I’d blow my top too if anyone ever saddled me with a name like Eyjafjallajökull!
Hey! “Eyjafjallajökull” is my middle name!

Count your blessings. It's my nickname! *\:^)

73 posted on 04/16/2010 1:06:41 PM PDT by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Remember Neda Agha-Soltan|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
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To: cripplecreek

The centre of the earth is actually a gajillion-bazillion degrees if I recall correctly.


74 posted on 04/16/2010 1:26:16 PM PDT by Catholic Canadian
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To: blam
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.

Perfect timing, Obama can blame the coming R2/CW2 on a volcano (not his policies).

75 posted on 04/16/2010 1:39:30 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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76 posted on 04/18/2010 8:10:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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77 posted on 04/18/2010 8:10:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: SoldierDad

Under the Artic. Erupting now, iirc. Can’t think of the name.


78 posted on 04/18/2010 8:26:26 PM PDT by Judith Anne
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To: sionnsar; xsmommy; SoothingDave; TruthShallSetYouFree; secret garden; CholeraJoe; Tax-chick
“I’d blow my top too if anyone ever saddled me with a name like Eyjafjallajökull!
Hey! “Eyjafjallajökull” is my middle name!

Count your blessings. It's my nickname! *\:^)

Nah. It ain't your nickname - your nickname is easier to spell.

(Harder to pronunciate of course, butt easier to missspell.)

79 posted on 04/18/2010 8:30:51 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: SoldierDad; cripplecreek
And it is either the Arctic or Antarctic that has a volcano that is beneath the ice sheet.

Mount Erebus in Antarctica.

80 posted on 04/18/2010 8:38:42 PM PDT by thecodont
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