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Care to elaborate?

Iceland's Laki volcano

erupted in 1783, freeing gases that turned into smog. The smog floated across the Jet Stream, changing weather patterns. Many died from gas poisoning in the British Isles. Crop production fell in western Europe. Famine spread. . . . . . .

The winter of 1784 was also one of the longest and coldest on record in North America. New England reported a record stretch of below-zero temperatures and New Jersey reported record snow accumulation. The Mississippi River also reportedly froze in New Orleans.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/eyjafjallajokull-crops-oil-flights-2010-4#ixzz0lnewZNEI

84 posted on 04/21/2010 9:28:23 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (I don't look for leaders. I follow my own path, my way.)

To: Darren McCarty

Thanks for that excerpt.

I guess if Laki blows, all bets are off. We’re talking history-changing geo-political shift there.

87 posted on 04/21/2010 9:34:30 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)

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