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Witze, Alexandra.
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Jón Steingrímsson, 1728-1791
Volcanic eruptions -- Social aspects -- Iceland.
Lava flows -- Iceland -- History -- 18th century.
Weather -- Effect of volcanic eruptions on -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Volcanology -- History.
Laki (Iceland) -- Eruption, 1783-1784.
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Island on fire : the...
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Island on fire : the extraordinary story of a forgotten volcano that changed the world / Alexandra Witze & Jeff Kanipe.
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Witze, Alexandra.
New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
Subjects
Jón Steingrímsson, 1728-1791
Volcanic eruptions -- Social aspects -- Iceland.
Lava flows -- Iceland -- History -- 18th century.
Weather -- Effect of volcanic eruptions on -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Volcanology -- History.
Laki (Iceland) -- Eruption, 1783-1784.
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9781605989587 (pbk.)
1605989584 (pbk.)
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224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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First Pegasus Books paperback edition
Contents:
Preface: Heimaey, 1973 -- 1. Laki erupts: June 1783 -- 2. Land of ice and fire: the volcanoes of Iceland -- 3. Supervolcanoes: the world's hotspots -- 4. Fire, famine and death: the poisoning of Ideland -- 5. Horrible phenomena: Europe's 'year of wonders' -- 6. The big chill: Laki's global fallout -- 7. Lake today: life in the mountain's shadow -- 8. Death by volcano: the many ways eruptions can kill -- 9. The next big bang: how worried should we be? -- Epilogue: Return to history.
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