Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Natural Disasters, Science, Earth Sciences, Other Sciences, History
Cover of the book Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe, Pegasus Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe ISBN: 9781605987354
Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication: January 15, 2015
Imprint: Pegasus Books Language: English
Author: Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
ISBN: 9781605987354
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication: January 15, 2015
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Language: English

Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of climate change while igniting famine, disease, even perhaps revolution. Laki is one of Iceland’s most fearsome volcanoes.

Laki is Iceland’s largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783 is one of history’s great, untold natural disasters. Spewing out sun-blocking ash and then a poisonous fog for eight long months, the effects of the eruption lingered across the world for years.  It caused the deaths of people as far away as the Nile and created catastrophic conditions throughout Europe.

Island on Fire is the story not only of a single eruption but the people whose lives it changed, the dawn of modern volcanology, as well as the history—and potential—of other super-volcanoes like Laki around the world. And perhaps most pertinently, in the wake of the eruption of another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, which closed European air space in 2010, acclaimed science writers Witze and Kanipe look at what might transpire should Laki erupt again in our lifetime.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of climate change while igniting famine, disease, even perhaps revolution. Laki is one of Iceland’s most fearsome volcanoes.

Laki is Iceland’s largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783 is one of history’s great, untold natural disasters. Spewing out sun-blocking ash and then a poisonous fog for eight long months, the effects of the eruption lingered across the world for years.  It caused the deaths of people as far away as the Nile and created catastrophic conditions throughout Europe.

Island on Fire is the story not only of a single eruption but the people whose lives it changed, the dawn of modern volcanology, as well as the history—and potential—of other super-volcanoes like Laki around the world. And perhaps most pertinently, in the wake of the eruption of another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, which closed European air space in 2010, acclaimed science writers Witze and Kanipe look at what might transpire should Laki erupt again in our lifetime.

More books from Pegasus Books

Cover of the book The Execution of Sherlock Holmes by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book The Dead Season by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Byron: Great Thinkers on Modern Life by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Hawkwood by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Incident At Jonesborough by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Into the Heart of Our World: A Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Murderous Minds by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Three Weeks, Eight Seconds: Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989 by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book The Great Life Diet by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book Deadly Cure: A Novel by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book The Boys from Brazil: A Novel by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Cover of the book After the Party: A Novel by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy