The LAKI ERUPTION of 1783 - killed 6 MILLION people and changed EUROPE forever.

I've always been amazed that this event is not more widely talked about as it was only 230 years ago!
Why would an earth changing event on this scale in such recent times be swept under the carpet, can you imagine the effect on today's society?

An event that caused immediate catastrophe to Iceland and climatic events that shook Europe and other parts of the world in such dramatic fashion, should surely be at the front of our history books.

The possibility of a similar event occurring is very high.

I know many people around here are aware of what happened in the summer of 1783, but I thought I'd post about this massive event in our recent history for anyone that was unaware...

The system erupted over an eight-month period between 1783 and 1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining volcano Grímsvötn, pouring out an estimated 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid and sulfur dioxide compounds that killed over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, leading to a famine which then killed approximately 25% of the island's human population.

The Laki eruption and its aftermath caused a drop in global temperatures, as sulfur dioxide was spewed into the Northern Hemisphere. This caused crop failures in Europe and may have caused droughts in India. The eruption has been estimated to have killed over six million people globally, making it the deadliest in historical times.

Benjamin Franklin himself was witness to this amazing event and wrote about the mysterious killer haze that engulfed Europe and North America.

Whenever I hear of governments in Europe preparing for disasters etc, I always think of Laki, and recent warnings by the German government and other European nations for citizens to stockpile food, water and supplies, got me thinking of this cataclysmic event yet again...

The BBC Timewatch programme made a great documentary 'Killer Cloud'' a few years back, it's a great watch. I'll post the the first of 6 parts from youtube on here...

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Favorited to watch in full later OP. Important INFO and a documentary ta boot! Awesome ty OP

God damn quaketards goin nuts on glp lately.

Yes we know the history, and this is just a mini one. It did not change Europe forever, it plunged Europe and the northern half hemispheres into darkness for quite a long time, and the main reason for bubonic plagues in Europe.

The big one is three eruptions that will change the world forever, both by land and sea, never before seen since Atlantis.

Further detail already foretold by Joe Brandt, The Boy Vision. Mostly talking about America, but it will affect the world.

"I will send foreigners to Babylon to winnow her and to devastate her land; they will oppose her on every side in the day of her disaster." - Jeremiah 51:2

Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand." - Matthew 12:25

Just over 8 months to go.

Thank you OP for posting the doc. I know a little bit of many things,always something new to learn.

The eruption of Laki in 1783 - another Icelandic volcano - has been credited as a catalyst for discord in Europe, and the French Revolution of 1789.

Throwing up more than three cubic miles of lava, Benjamin Franklin noted that clouds of ash had led to a "constant fog over all Europe, and a great part of north America" after the Laki eruption.

The cloud of noxious gas settled over the continent, resulting in mass livestock deaths and the decimation of crops. The food scarcity that followed would eventually lead to unrest in France.


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They don't talk about the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed Lisbon, Portugal in the early 1700s and brought a swift end to their empire, either.

Correct! I posted about that event on here a few years back... I'll see if I can find it!

Learnt something today. How did I not know this.

I've always been amazed that this event is not more widely talked about as it was only 230 years ago!
Why would an earth changing event on this scale in such recent times be swept under the carpet, can you imagine the effect on today's society?

An event that caused immediate catastrophe to Iceland and climatic events that shook Europe and other parts of the world in such dramatic fashion, should surely be at the front of our history books.

The possibility of a similar event occurring is very high.

I know many people around here are aware of what happened in the summer of 1783, but I thought I'd post about this massive event in our recent history for anyone that was unaware...

The system erupted over an eight-month period between 1783 and 1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining volcano Grímsvötn, pouring out an estimated 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid and sulfur dioxide compounds that killed over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, leading to a famine which then killed approximately 25% of the island's human population.

The Laki eruption and its aftermath caused a drop in global temperatures, as sulfur dioxide was spewed into the Northern Hemisphere. This caused crop failures in Europe and may have caused droughts in India. The eruption has been estimated to have killed over six million people globally, making it the deadliest in historical times.

Benjamin Franklin himself was witness to this amazing event and wrote about the mysterious killer haze that engulfed Europe and North America.

Whenever I hear of governments in Europe preparing for disasters etc, I always think of Laki, and recent warnings by the German government and other European nations for citizens to stockpile food, water and supplies, got me thinking of this cataclysmic event yet again...

The BBC Timewatch programme made a great documentary 'Killer Cloud'' a few years back, it's a great watch. I'll post the the first of 6 parts from youtube on here...

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I believe the French Revolution occurred due to years of famine and starvation of the people of France, which can all point a few years back to this event. Certainly changed Europe forever!

Yes for sure this is a mini event in history, however the fact it was only 250 years ago is what people need to know... Everyone assumes mega doom only ever occurred in ancient history!

Tambora also in Indonesia about 60 years before Krakatoa killed twice as many.. Around 80,000 I think..

Five stars for you, Sir Griffo. I learned something new. Thanks for posting!

Yes, 1815 Tambora caused dark winter for US and EU in 1816. Famine and food riots and a typhus epidemic started.

The US took measures to protect against immigration repercussion following these events by making a National Park policy to protect huge tracts of land from becoming squatter camps. Then in 1921 the Emergency Quota Act which limited refugees.

Adds curiosity to the American Revolutionary War 1775-1783 real cause. Starving people, zombies?

My Great Grandfather was starved to death by Stalin in the late twenties. Millions died.

Sorry about that... Not really a nature event catastrophe though was it.

I hope in another one will destroy spain

5*s, and a HUGE thank you!