Laki is a legendary Icelandic volcano, which has lain dormant since its huge eruption in 1783. The 1725 meters, canyon-covered volcano caused nationwide damage when it spectacularly exploded, killing over half of the livestock population in Iceland at the time due to the clouds of poisonous fluorine and sulphur dioxide. The resulting famine killed 25 percent of the population. There was around 3.4 cubic meters of basalt lava emitted, with lava fountains of up to 1400 meters. The after-effects were felt all over the world.
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