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6. What if a Laki-Style Eruption were to Happen Tomorrow?

Author : Anja Schmidt

Published in: Modelling Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Historical records show that the 1783-1784 AD Laki eruption caused severe environmental stress and posed a health hazard far beyond the borders of Iceland. Given the reasonable likelihood of a recurrence of such a ‘low-probability, high-impact’ event it is important to assess the scale on which a future eruption could impact society. For this chapter, GLOMAP-mode has been used to explore the potential impact of a future Laki-style eruption on air pollution and mortality in Europe.

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Metadata
Title
What if a Laki-Style Eruption were to Happen Tomorrow?
Author
Anja Schmidt
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Modelling Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-34838-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-34839-6

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34839-6_6