Presentation About 1783 Iceland Eruption

1783 Iceland eruption. The Eruption. Laki, volcanic fissure and mountain in southern Iceland. Pictures. Reasons. It happened because North American and Eurasian tectonic plates where pulling away from eachother. Consequences in Iceland. One forth of population died of famine and fluoride poisoning. Consequences around the world. An estimated 120,000,000 tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted during the eruption. Thank you for listening. Sources.

It happened because North American and Eurasian tectonic plates where pulling away from eachother, that a long fissure to open up.