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I was hoping there was going to be some explanation about how the climactic effects of the eruption influenced events elsewhere in the world. The way the articl
by g_sch 6y ago
I was hoping there was going to be some explanation about how the climactic effects of the eruption influenced events elsewhere in the world. The way the article teed up the story of Napoleon's return certainly made me think it was going in that direction.
- CaptArmchair 6y agoWell, in 1783-1784, Iceland saw the Laki eruptions which emitted dozens of megatons of material into the upper atmosphere over a period of 8 months. This impacted many parts of the world and caused extreme weather. The end result was a decade of extreme, deteriorated weather with failed crops and hunger across much of Europe and North America. It is theorized that the eruption was an indirect driver for the French Revolution. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2015/06/08/this-1783-volcanic-eruption-changed-the-course-of-history/#505988a53c80 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2015/06/08/this-17... [2] https://www.wired.com/2013/06/local-and-global-impacts-1793-laki-eruption-iceland/ https://www.wired.com/2013/06/local-and-global-impacts-1793-...
- floatrock 6y ago> In 1816 a remarkable thing happened—there was no summer weather in much of the Northern Hemisphere. This excerpt from The Year without Summer explains why Gotta get the book to read the rest. The wikipedia could give you the sparknotes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer