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Date: February 11, 2014 at 07:12:49
From: Quartz, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Historical Disasters: Laki |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki
Laki is a still active Icelandic volcanic site that blew from 1783-1784. The
fumes and ash spread all over Europe and killed livestock and people
throughout.
It's speculated by some that the famines it caused throughout Europe may
have been one (of several) factors feeding into the French Revolution.
It affected the climate globally, that winter was the coldest on record for
North America, and it may have been what triggered droughts in the
monsoon areas of India at that time.
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Date: February 12, 2014 at 17:03:15
From: Poppie, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Read somewhere that it caused failures |
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and problems with wheat harvests and sped up the introduction of the humble potato into Europe. Those countries that adopted potatoes (Ireland, Poland, Russia, and north) did well. Those that didn't accept the potato (because it was less digestible and caused gas) like France, ended up with very hungry populations.
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Date: February 13, 2014 at 03:11:28
From: Eve in FL, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Read somewhere that it caused failures |
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And the U.S. made French Fries.
~Eve
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Date: February 13, 2014 at 07:12:22
From: Poppie, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Heh heh!(NT) |
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