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Island on fire : the extraordinary story of Laki, the forgotten volcano that turned eighteenth-century Europe dark / Alexandra Witze & Jeff Kanipe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Profile Books, 2014.Description: 224 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781781250044 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.2 23
LOC classification:
  • QE523.L25 W5 2014
Summary: The eruption of Laki is one of history's great untold natural disasters. The eruption, spewing out a poisionous fog, lasted for eight months, but its effects lingered across Europe for years, causing the death of people as far away as the Nile, and creating famine that may have triggered the French revolution. 'Island on Fire' is the story not only of a volcano but also of the people whose lives it changed. It is the story, too, of modern volcanology, and looks at how events might work out should Laki erupt again in our time.
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General The Harden Library, King's Hospital Main 551.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R13585J0499

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The eruption of Laki is one of history's great untold natural disasters. The eruption, spewing out a poisionous fog, lasted for eight months, but its effects lingered across Europe for years, causing the death of people as far away as the Nile, and creating famine that may have triggered the French revolution. 'Island on Fire' is the story not only of a volcano but also of the people whose lives it changed. It is the story, too, of modern volcanology, and looks at how events might work out should Laki erupt again in our time.

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