On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote:
> Or should I say: apparently not yet :( Indeed. The fact that Iceland is really the exposed part of the Atlantic Ridge means the whole country could be considered a volcano. But Katla was not the worst eruption from Iceland in recent history. For that distinction, you have to look to Laki: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35988484/ Excerpt: 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. Some even linked the eruption, which helped fuel famine, to the French Revolution. Painters in the 18th century illustrated fiery sunsets in their works. <end> The Mississippi froze almost to New Orleans after that eruption. T
