With dramatic images and first-hand survivor stories--plus the latest facts and figures--this book shows you volcanic disasters up close.
A new edition of Peter Francis's highly respected text, reflecting new research findings and new eruptions. Preserving the immense clarity and engaging humour of the first edition including a new chapter on hazards and risk mitigation.
Text and pictures describe many aspect of volcanoes including eruptions, lava rivers, ash clouds, steaming springs, and more.
This book contains 12 chapters dealing with the studies on volcanoes, their geological and geophysical setting, the theoretical aspects and the numerical modeling on volcanoes, the applications of volcanoes to the industry, and the impact ...
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This is the best popular book on volcanology available today, written by authors who bring to their text the authority of careers spent at the leading edge of their research field.
Volcanic eruptions happen both over land and underwater. This book introduces readers to the science behind volcanoes. How do they form? Why do they erupt? What are the consequences of a volcanic eruption?
Now we understand how and why volcanoes erupt. But still, volcanoes destroy property and cause deaths. Includes stories about the power volcanoes like Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, Krakatoa, Mount Pinatubo, Mauna Loa, and more.
In this oversized volume, photographer Philippe Bourseiller documents the awesome power and devastating aftermath of volcanoes. More than 170 full-color double-page spreads, including satellite photos, depict the dramatic outbursts of...
Volcanic eruptions happen both over land and underwater. This book introduces readers to the science behind volcanoes. How do they form? Why do they erupt? What are the consequences of a volcanic eruption?
Mexico's Volcanoes There are 22 volcanoes in Mexico . The tallest is Popocatepetl , an Aztec name that means “ smoking mountain . ” At 17,887 feet ( 5,452 m ) high , it is the second - highest volcano in North America .
Photographs and text introduce different kinds of volcanoes, where they are located, how and why they erupt, and other interesting data about volcanoes.
From the Sunset Crater in Arizona and Krakatau in Indonesia to the exotic volcanoes of the outer solar system this guide illustrates the dangers of volcanoes and their importance in shaping the world around us.
Volcanoes are one of nature's great wonders.
The story moves quickly to the ways volcanoes have enhanced our lives, creating mineral-rich land, clean thermal energy, and haunting landscapes that in turn benefit agriculture, recreation, mining, and commerce.
When Mount Vesuvius blew up in A.D. 79, ash, cinders, and stones buried a great city below the mountain. Volcanoes are dramatic and powerful. There are thousands of them all over the earth.
Fully vetted by a working volcanologist, this book is perfect for earth science lovers and aspiring volcanologists.
Volcanoes: Mountains that Blow Their Tops
Discusses the nature, causes, and dangers of volcanoes, volcanoes of the past, and ways to survive them.
As one of the most fascinating and volatile forces on earth, volcanoes have long been the subject of worship, fear, and study. With the aid of famous 'case histories' Lopes...