Only time will tell. 

Iceland's Katla volcano is getting restless.

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VIK, Iceland — If Iceland's air-traffic paralyzing volcanic eruption last year seemed catastrophic, just wait for the sequel. That's what some experts are saying as they nervously watch rumblings beneath a much more powerful Icelandic volcano — Katla — which could spew an ash cloud dwarfing the 2010 eruption that cost airlines $2 billion and drove home how vulnerable modern society is to the whims of nature.

Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on Iceland's southern edge, Katla is a much bigger beast than the nearby Eyjafjallajokul volcano, which chugged ash all over Europe for several weeks in an eruption that local scientist Pall Einarsson describes nonetheless as "small."

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The eruption of Laki in 1783 was one of Iceland's deadliest. It freed poisonous gases that turned into smog and floated across the jet stream, killing thousands of people with toxic fumes in the British Isles alone.

As sulfur dioxide was pumped into the atmosphere, crop production fell across western Europe because of the smog. Famine spread. And the sun reportedly turned a blood-red hue — a phenomenon painted by many artists of the time. Temperatures in Europe were about 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) below average.

The winter of 1784 was also reportedly one of the longest and coldest on record in North America, with the Mississippi River freezing in New Orleans. Scientists believe volcanic ash floating over the Atlantic was a factor.

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I love when Nature proves just how unimportant mans effect on the planet truly is. 8-)

Quote from: Solar on October 13, 2011, 03:41:59 PM
I love when Nature proves just how unimportant mans effect on the planet truly is. 8-)

I LOL every day when it is sunny all day long.  Just think how fast the Earth would cool down if the sun did not shine for a month. 

Quote from: walkstall on October 13, 2011, 05:49:04 PM

I LOL every day when it is sunny all day long.  Just think how fast the Earth would cool down if the sun did not shine for a month. 

I'd say ask a dinosaur, but... :))

Quote from: Solar on October 13, 2011, 06:49:58 PM
I'd say ask a dinosaur, but... :))

I did and they made a few treats and told him to mind his own business.  LOL