Laki, Iceland

Location

• Laki, Iceland

Height and Type of volcano

• Laki is 2,684 ft (818 m) high 
• It is a Shield Volcano(type of flat volcano)

Number of Deaths

• More than 9,000 people were killed by the direct effects of the eruption
• About 20,000 people (1/3 of Iceland's populations) died 

Plate location

• Plate boundary between the American and Eurasian tectonic plates

Impact on society

• According to the "Voluspa" it felt like the end of the world.
• Gases killed the cattle, sheep, and horses.
• One of the most deadliest eruptions in history.

impact on surrounding environment

• Gases traveled to the Northern Hemisphere due to the drop of temperatures
• Those gases caused crop failure in Europe and droughts in India
• Also Japans worst famine
• The acidic haze brought fog, acid rain, and disturbing weather patterns

Before

• Quiet, Peaceful, and Beautiful  

During

• Hot, Explosive lava, Deadly, Out of Control

After

• Scary, Deadly, Poisonous 

facts about laki

• Eruption occurred on 6/8/1783 and ended on 2/8/1784 
• The eruption lasted 8 months 
• The lava itself did not directly cause any deaths
• The summer of 1783 was the hottest on record
• Crop failures caused by Laki resulted in the French Revolution