Volcano 'drove up UK death toll' By Paul Rincon BBC News Online science staff The eruptions released a volcanic pollutant cloud over Europe. Image: Claire Witham Volcanic eruptions in Iceland probably caused an unusual rise in deaths in England during the summer of 1783. UK experts suggest a cloud of volcanic gases and particles sweeping south from the Laki Craters event of that year may have killed more than 10,000 people. The team combed climate data, burial records and contemporary accounts that reported a "volcanic haze" and health problems in the English population. The University of Cambridge study is carried...