How a Volcano Triggered the French Revolution

In 1783, a major disaster struck Europe due to a flood of lava from a volcano which reached as high as 15,000 cubic meters per second. By the time the 8 month long eruption of the Laki fissure system in Iceland had ended, its gas emissions had been so significant that it caused several closely spaced famines. As a result, in my opinion, I believe that the infamous eruption of Laki can be directly listed as a cause of the French Revolution.

Note: I do not believe that the Laki eruption was the main cause, or only cause of the French Revolution, but I do think it was a minor cause.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] Oman, L., A. Robock, G. L. Stenchikov, and T. Thordarson (2006), High-latitude eruptions cast shadow over the African monsoon and the flow of the Nile, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L18711, doi:10.1029/2006GL027665.
[2] Zambri, B., Robock, A., Mills, M. J., & Schmidt, A. (2019). Modeling the 1783–1784 Laki eruption in Iceland: 2. Climate impacts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 6770–6790. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD029554

0:00 French Revolution
0:50 Laki Eruption
3:15 Fluorosis & Famine
4:09 El Nino