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Table of contents:
This revised edition of Volcanoes features colour photographs and new sections on Pinatubo - the largest eruption of the 20th century, ongoing volcanic activity on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, and future developments in volcanology. The book covers late-1990s work on the monitoring and prediction of volcanic activity and collapsing volcanoes , and contains additional information for understanding how volcanoes work, with the potential for large scale disasters.
Contents:
A volcano is...where magma erupts
- lava flows - runny lava, pasty lava
- volcanic gas
- volcanic explosions
- explosive eruptions
- pyroclastic-flows
- explosions
- dust and climate
- lava and water
- mud-flows
- steam-assisted eruptions
- a volcano is...a mountain?
- a volcano is...a hole in the ground
- volcanoes around the world
- plate tectonics
- magma and volcanoes
- volcanoes and plates
- birth of the Atlantic Ocean
- an old hot-spot trail
- below the volcano
- Edinburgh volcano
- hot springs and geysers
- active - extinct - dormant?
- hot metal, minerals and water
- useful hot water
- useful rocks
- volcano hazard
- volcano watching
- coping with an eruption
- Taupo AD 186
- Santorini c
1645 BC
- Vesuvius AD 79
- Skafta Fires 1783
- Krakatau 1883
- Valley of 10,000 smokes 1912
- Mont Pelee 1902
- Mount St Helens 1980
- Pinatubo
- Montserrat
- the future.
Brief Description:
This revised edition features sections on Pinatubo - the largest eruption of the 20th century, ongoing volcanic activity on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, and future developments in volcanology. The book covers late-1990s work on the monitoring and prediction of volcanic activity.
For Pricing and Availability Click Here
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