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Author : Haraldur Sigurdsson
Publisher : Geological Association of Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Caribbean Volcanoes written by Haraldur Sigurdsson and published by Geological Association of Canada. This book was released on 1990 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Haraldur Sigurdsson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Caribbean Volcanoes: a Field Guide written by Haraldur Sigurdsson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John W. Mulford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Volcano Watcher's Guide to the Caribbean written by John W. Mulford and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Soil Formation in the Caribbean Volcanic Islands written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert B. Potter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317875982
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book The Contemporary Caribbean written by Robert B. Potter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text focuses on the contemporary economic, social, geographical, environmental and political realities of the Caribbean region. Historical aspects of the Caribbean, such as slavery, the plantation system and plantocracy are explored in order to explain the contemporary nature of, and challenges faced by, the Caribbean. The book is divided into three parts, dealing respectively with: the foundations of the Caribbean, rural and urban bases of the contemporary Caribbean, and global restructuring and the Caribbean: industry, tourism and politics.
Author : John P. Lockwood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118687949
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Volcanoes written by John P. Lockwood and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volcanoes are essential elements in the delicate global balance of elemental forces that govern both the dynamic evolution of the Earth and the nature of Life itself. Without volcanic activity, life as we know it would not exist on our planet. Although beautiful to behold, volcanoes are also potentially destructive, and understanding their nature is critical to prevent major loss of life in the future. Richly illustrated with over 300 original color photographs and diagrams the book is written in an informal manner, with minimum use of jargon, and relies heavily on first-person, eye-witness accounts of eruptive activity at both "red" (effusive) and "grey" (explosive) volcanoes to illustrate the full spectrum of volcanic processes and their products. Decades of teaching in university classrooms and fieldwork on active volcanoes throughout the world have provided the authors with unique experiences that they have distilled into a highly readable textbook of lasting value. Questions for Thought, Study, and Discussion, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a comprehensive list of source references make this work a major resource for further study of volcanology. Volcanoes maintains three core foci: Global perspectives explain volcanoes in terms of their tectonic positions on Earth and their roles in earth history Environmental perspectives describe the essential role of volcanism in the moderation of terrestrial climate and atmosphere Humanitarian perspectives discuss the major influences of volcanoes on human societies. This latter is especially important as resource scarcities and environmental issues loom over our world, and as increasing numbers of people are threatened by volcanic hazards Readership Volcanologists, advanced undergraduate, and graduate students in earth science and related degree courses, and volcano enthusiasts worldwide. A companion website is also available for this title at www.wiley.com/go/lockwood/volcanoes
Author : Haraldur Sigurdsson
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0123859395
Total Pages : 1447 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes written by Haraldur Sigurdsson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 1447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volcanoes are unquestionably one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring features of the physical world. Our paradoxical fascination with them stems from their majestic beauty and powerful, sometimes deadly, destructiveness. Notwithstanding the tremendous advances in volcanology since ancient times, some of the mystery surrounding volcanic eruptions remains today. The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes summarizes our present knowledge of volcanoes; it provides a comprehensive source of information on the causes of volcanic eruptions and both the destructive and beneficial effects. The early chapters focus on the science of volcanism (melting of source rocks, ascent of magma, eruption processes, extraterrestrial volcanism, etc.). Later chapters discuss human interface with volcanoes, including the history of volcanology, geothermal energy resources, interaction with the oceans and atmosphere, health aspects of volcanism, mitigation of volcanic disasters, post-eruption ecology, and the impact of eruptions on organismal biodiversity. Provides the only comprehensive reference work to cover all aspects of volcanology Written by nearly 100 world experts in volcanology Explores an integrated transition from the physical process of eruptions through hazards and risk, to the social face of volcanism, with an emphasis on how volcanoes have influenced and shaped society Presents hundreds of color photographs, maps, charts and illustrations making this an aesthetically appealing reference Glossary of 3,000 key terms with definitions of all key vocabulary items in the field is included
Author : Tempest Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Report on the Eruptions of the Soufrière, in St. Vincent, in 1902, and on a Visit to Montagne Pelée in Martinique written by Tempest Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tempest Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Report on the Eruptions of the Soufrière written by Tempest Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexander E. Gates
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0816072701
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes written by Alexander E. Gates and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.
Author : Timothy M. Kusky
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438117647
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Volcanoes written by Timothy M. Kusky and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents introduction to and history of volcanoes as well as the causes, devastating effects, and prediction of geologic natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
Author : Timothy H. Druitt
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862390980
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, from 1995 to 1999 written by Timothy H. Druitt and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2002 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joan Marti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139445103
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Volcanoes and the Environment written by Joan Marti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-21 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volcanoes and the Environment is a comprehensive and accessible text incorporating contributions from some of the world's authorities in volcanology. This book is an indispensable guide for those interested in how volcanism affects our planet's environment. It spans a wide variety of topics from geology to climatology and ecology; it also considers the economic and social impacts of volcanic activity on humans. Topics covered include how volcanoes shape the environment, their effect on the geological cycle, atmosphere and climate, impacts on health of living on active volcanoes, volcanism and early life, effects of eruptions on plant and animal life, large eruptions and mass extinctions, and the impact of volcanic disasters on the economy. This book is intended for students and researchers interested in environmental change from the fields of earth and environmental science, geography, ecology and social science. It will also interest policy makers and professionals working on natural hazards.
Author : A.L. Smith
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813724961
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)
Download or read book The Volcanic Geology of the Mid-Arc Island of Dominica written by A.L. Smith and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Using results from geological mapping, detailed stratigraphy, mineral chemistry, and geochemistry, the authors have developed a model to explain characteristics of Dominica not seen on many island arcs worldwide. The model suggests that during the Pleistocene partial melting of the island-arc crust generated a single magma body of batholithic proportions beneath the island"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Lee Siebert
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520947932
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Volcanoes of the World written by Lee Siebert and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new eruptions have been documented. This edition updates the book’s key components: a directory of volcanoes active during the Holocene; a chronology of eruptions over the past ten thousand years; a gazetteer of volcano names, synonyms, and subsidiary features; an extensive list of references; and an introduction placing these data in context. This edition also includes new photographs, data on the most common rock types forming each volcano, information on population densities near volcanoes, and other features, making it the most comprehensive source available on Earth’s dynamic volcanism.
Author : K.F. O'Loughlin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401703213
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Caribbean Tsunamis written by K.F. O'Loughlin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caribbean Tsunamis - A 500-Year History from 1498-1998 broadly characterizes the nature of tsunamis in the Caribbean Sea, while bearing in mind both scientific aspects as well as potential interest by the many governments and populations likely to be affected by the hazard. Comprehension of the nature of tsunamis and past effects is crucial for the awareness and education of populations at risk. Audience: This book provides a thorough, yet highly accessible review of tsunamis in the Caribbean. It is of interest not only to tsunami and natural hazards specialists at academia and governmental institutes, but also to policy makers and to the general public.
Author : Alwyn Scarth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190293578
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book La Catastrophe written by Alwyn Scarth and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 8, 1902, on the Caribbean island of Martinique, the volcano Mount Pelée loosed the most terrifying and lethal eruption of the twentieth century. In minutes, it killed 27,000 people and leveled the city of Saint-Pierre. In La Catastrophe, Alwyn Scarth provides a gripping day-by-day and hour-by-hour account of this devastating eruption, based primarily on chilling eyewitness accounts. Scarth recounts how, for many days before the great eruption, a series of smaller eruptions spewed dust and ash. Then came the eruption. A blinding flash lit up the sky. A tremendous cannonade roared out that was heard in Venezuela. Then a scorching blast of superheated gas and ash shot straight down towards Saint-Pierre, racing down at hundreds of miles an hour. This infernal avalanche of dark, billowing, reddish-violet fumes, flashing lightning, ash and rocks, crashed and rolled headlong, destroying everything in its path--public buildings, private homes, the town hall, the Grand Hotel. Temperatures inside the cloud reached 450 degrees Celsius. Virtually everyone in Saint-Pierre died within minutes. Scarth tells of many lucky escapes--the ship Topaze left just hours before the eruption, a prisoner escaped death in solitary confinement. But these were the fortunate few. An official delegation sent later that day by the mayor of Fort-de-France reported total devastation--no quays, no trees, only shattered facades. Saint-Pierre was a smoldering ruin. In the tradition of A Perfect Storm and Isaac's Storm, but on a much larger scale, La Catastrophe takes readers inside the greatest volcanic eruption of the century and one of the most tragic natural disasters of all time.
