Island on fire
Subtitle: the extraordinary story of a forgotten volcano that changed the world
By: Alexandra Witze & Jeff Kanipe
Contributors: Kanipe, Jeff, 1953- author
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. American edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781605986746
Subjects: Volcanology; Weather; Effect of volcanic eruptions on; Eruption, 1783-1784; Lava flows; Volcanic eruptions; History
Notes: Originally published with subtitle: The extraordinary story of Laki, the forgotten volcano that turned eighteenth-century Europe dark. London : Profile Books, 2014. With new foreword.

Second edition statement from page 3.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface : Heimaey, 1973; title: 1. Laki erupts : June 1783; title: 2. Land of ice and fire : the volcanoes of Iceland; title: 3. Supervolcanoes : the world's hotspots; title: 4. Fire, famine and death : the poisoning of Iceland; title: 5. Horrible phenomena : Europe's 'year of wonders'; title: 6. The big chill : Laki's global fallout; title: 7. Laki today : life in the mountain's shadow; title: 8. Death by volcano : the many ways eruptions can kill; title: 9. The next big bang : how worried should we be?; title: Epilogue : Return to history.