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9780716698319 (hbk.)
Title
Volcanoes.
Edition
2nd ed.
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Chicago : World Book, c2009.
Description
47, [1] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Contents
What is a volcano? -- Where do volcanoes occur? -- Mount Saint Helens -- Studying volcanoes -- Magma -- Volcanic hazards -- Pyroclasts -- Ash and eruption columns -- Mount Pinatubo -- Pyroclastic flows -- Vesuvius -- Mount Pelée -- Mudflows, landslides, and floods -- The Armero mudflow -- Giant eruptions -- Yellowstone Volcano Observatory -- Krakatau -- Mount Tambora -- Rescue and aid -- Fighting against volcanoes, Heimaey -- Activity -- Glossary -- Additional resources.
Summary
Publisher's description: A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index.
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Volcanoes -- Juvenile literature
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World Book, Inc
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World Book's library of natural disasters
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