Mountains of Fire: The Nature of Volcanoes by Robert W. Decker
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Mountains of Fire
Summary
There are many factors that come together to form a volcano. This book explores the latest findings in the history of these magnificent forces of nature, and explores why eruptions occur when and where they do. Each chapter opens with an eye-witness account of a major volcanic eruption.
Mountains of Fire Summary
Table of Contents
Part 1 Volcanic mountains: what is a volcano?; volcanic belts; volcanic eruptions; life stages of volcanoes; volcanoes in the solar system. Part 2 Volcanic rocks: molten rock; lava flows; volcanic fallout; pyroclastic flows, avalanches and mud flows. Part 3 Volcanic risk and reward: volcanic catastrophes; forecasting volcanic eruptions; volcanic weather; volcanic assets; volcanoes and life.
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GOR006065269
9780521321761
052132176X
Mountains of Fire: The Nature of Volcanoes by Robert W. Decker
Used - Good
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
1991-09-27
208
N/A
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