Monday, January 22, 2007

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | When a killer cloud hit Britain




BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | When a killer cloud hit Britain: "When a killer cloud hit Britain
By Dan Walker
BBC Two's Timewatch


Volcano Laki
The eruption of Laki was one of the biggest in recorded history

Laki erupts
A little over 200 years ago, the eruption of a volcano in Iceland sent a huge toxic cloud across Western Europe. It was the greatest natural disaster to hit modern Britain, killing many thousands - but it has been almost forgotten by history."

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