Laki

This was when a volcano called Laki erupted (and, note, took eight months to stop erupting), devastating not just Iceland's agriculture, but much of Europe's too.

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We have a supply depot in the south, in Laki, that is moving food and water into area.

CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2010 2010

Way over here, we've seen a lot of pictures from this area, called Laki (ph).

CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2010 2010

In 1783, there's a volcano called Laki in Iceland -- and I've been there to visit it -- that erupted, causing a tremendous winter in 1784 in the Northern Hemisphere.

CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2009 2009

There is a line of eruption calderas from Katla up to Laki, which is up around Skaftareldar.

The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future Heading Out 2010

On June 8, 1783, a volcano called Laki, also in the south of Iceland, was literally rent asunder.

Home | Mail Online 2010

The effects of major volcanic eruptions such as Laki can also be felt elsewhere on the globe, often far from their actual location.

Signs of the Times 2010

The effects of major volcanic eruptions such as Laki can also be felt elsewhere on the globe, often far from their actual location.

Signs of the Times 2010

The Laki fissure's eruption in 1783 spewed out so much sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride that it poisoned 80% of Iceland's sheep, covered northern Europe in thick smog for a month and caused crop failures that starved perhaps six million people.

Will Volcanoes Cool Our Warming Earth? Matt Ridley 2011

The possibility of another Katla or Laki reminds us of the need to prepare for dangerous climate change of the natural as well as the man-made variety.

Will Volcanoes Cool Our Warming Earth? Matt Ridley 2011