Reduced tempatures and growing seasons in Europe following the 1783 Laki eruption were primarily caused by

a) blocking of sunlight by volcanic ash and aerosols
b) blanketing of the ground with thick layers of ash
c) cold glacial meltwater entering the northern Atlantic in massive quantities


Answer: a) blocking of sunlight by volcanic ash and aerosols

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a.
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