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The Iceland Laki volcanic eruption starts on June 8, 1783, lasting eight months before ending on February 7, 1784. Haze from the eruption was reported from Iceland to Syria. The long eruption caused the death of 10,000 or about one-quarter of the human residents by famine. It also caused widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe. In Iceland, the haze lead to the loss of most of the island's livestock from eating fluorine contaminated grass), and crop failure caused by acid rain. More