Haze, Hunger, Hesitation: Disaster Aid after the 1783 Lakagígar Eruption

• Main Author: Wieners, C.E.
• Other Authors: Marine and Atmospheric Research, Sub Physical Oceanography
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Laki; Iceland; Volcanic haze; Fluorine poisoning; Famine; Disaster relief; Taverne; Lakagígar
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/409581

The 1783–1784 Laki eruption was one of the most severe natural catastrophes to occur in Iceland since settlement (around 870 CE). Vegetation damage by sulphate aerosol and fluorine poisoning caused a massive decimation of livestock which brought famine and excess deaths of 1.6 of the population. 18t...