Once the thaw started it was very rapid. The huge quantities of ice and snow that had built up over the winter melted rapidly.
The Laki Eruption of 1783 by Geoff Hellman: Part 5
The Laki Eruption of 1783 by Geoff Hellman: Part 2
According to Geikie, there was a fall of ash in Caithness, Scotland, which spoiled the crops, and caused it to be called “the year of the ashie”
Robert Burns & the Laki Volcano of 1783
“Death was everywhere. But it seems it came not in the guise of a guy in a hood, but a volcano.”
