The anomalous winter of 1783-1784: Was the Laki eruption or an analog of the 2009-2010 winter to blame?

• Main Authors: D'Arrigo, Rosanne Dorothy, Seager, Richard, Smerdon, Jason E., LeGrande, Allegra N., Cook, Edward R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Columbia University 2011
• Subjects: Paleoclimatology; Atmosphere; Laki; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8jq19jh; https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8JQ19JH

The multi-stage eruption of the Icelandic volcano Laki beginning in June, 1783 is speculated to have caused unusual dry fog and heat in western Europe and cold in North America during the 1783 summer, and record cold and snow the subsequent winter across the circum-North Atlantic. Despite the many i...