Volcanoes eruptions and other volcanic hazards /

• Main Author: Kusky, Timothy M.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Facts On File, c2008.
• Series: Hazardous earth.
• Subjects: Volcanoes.; NATURE > Earthquakes & Volcanoes.; SCIENCE > Seismology & Volcanism. > Earth Sciences; Electronic books.
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Examines the different types of volcanic eruptions, starting with an introduction to volcanoes, volcanic landforms, and plate tectonics, followed by a detailed description of the various characteristics of magma that lead to differences in eruption style.

Table of Contents:

• Plate tectonics, volcanoes, and igneous rocks
• Volcanic hazards
• Reducing the threat from volcanic hazards
• Examples of historical volcanic disasters
• Examples of volcanic disasters of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
• Massive global volcanism, volcanic winters, and kimberlite eruptions
• Mass extinctions and catastrophes.