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Here's what the Laki fissure area looks like now:

This is a picture of an eruption of Krafla, which is also on the rift zone; it gives an impression of what the Laki fissure eruption might have been like. Just add more lava and gas. Krafla is north of the Vatnajokull ice cap; the Laki fissures trend southwest from the ice cap (see map below picture).

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Although this is about an 18th century eruption, it's of some interest I'm sure, so here's a ping. And a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Drive safely.

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Debate Erupts Anew: Did Thera's Explosion Doom Minoan Crete?
International Herald Tribune | 10-23-2003 | William J. Broad
Posted on 10/23/2003 5:47:33 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1006850/posts

New Ice-Core Evidence Challenges the 1620s age for the Santorini (Minoan) Eruption
Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 25, Issue 3, March 1998, Pages 279-289
13 July 1997 | Gregory A. Zielinski, Mark S. Germani
Posted on 07/29/2004 3:25:45 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1180724/posts

Director posits proof of biblical Exodus
The Globe and Mail | 14 April 2006 | Michael Posner
Posted on 04/14/2006 8:58:16 AM EDT by timsbella
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614957/posts