Laki
CountryIceland
TypeFissure vent
Elevation818 m
Last Eruption1784
About Laki
Deadliest eruption in Icelandic history. The 1783 eruption killed 20% of Iceland population through fluoride poisoning and famine. Killed 23,000+ in Britain. Caused crop failures contributing to the French Revolution. Benjamin Franklin first connected volcanoes with climate.
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