Reviews Earth ‘Island on Fire’ recounts enormous 18th century eruption Sulfurous gases from Icelandic volcano wafted across Europe and briefly chilled the globe Share this:FacebookTwitterPocketRedditPrintEmail By Sid Perkins January 28, 2015 at 4:00 pm This article is only available to Science News subscribers. Subscribers, enter your e-mail address to access our archives. Client key* E-mail* Log in Not a subscriber? Science News is a nonprofit. Support us by subscribing now. Subscribe