AndreasN
The Laki Loop
Driving on the track F207 in Iceland, also known as "The Laki Loop". The most fantastic and surreal landscapes I have ever seen. The scenery changes completely every 20 minutes.
But what exactly is Laki?
From Wikipedia: "Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure in the south of Iceland(...)
The system erupted over an eight-month period between 1783 and 1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining Grímsvötn volcano, pouring out an estimated 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid and sulfur dioxide compounds that killed over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, leading to a famine that killed approximately 25% of the island's human population.
The Laki eruption and its aftermath caused a drop in global temperatures, as sulfur dioxide was spewed into the Northern Hemisphere. This caused crop failures in Europe and may have caused droughts in India. The eruption has been estimated to have killed over six million people globally, making the eruption the deadliest in historical times."
The Laki Loop
Driving on the track F207 in Iceland, also known as "The Laki Loop". The most fantastic and surreal landscapes I have ever seen. The scenery changes completely every 20 minutes.
But what exactly is Laki?
From Wikipedia: "Laki or Lakagígar (Craters of Laki) is a volcanic fissure in the south of Iceland(...)
The system erupted over an eight-month period between 1783 and 1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining Grímsvötn volcano, pouring out an estimated 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid and sulfur dioxide compounds that killed over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, leading to a famine that killed approximately 25% of the island's human population.
The Laki eruption and its aftermath caused a drop in global temperatures, as sulfur dioxide was spewed into the Northern Hemisphere. This caused crop failures in Europe and may have caused droughts in India. The eruption has been estimated to have killed over six million people globally, making the eruption the deadliest in historical times."