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- catalog abstract ""In Volcanoes, Robert Decker and Barbara Decker provide a brief introduction to volcanology, the study of volcanoes, with the drama due such awesome phenomena. Dynamic prose and photographs and drawings enliven their discussion of the science behind the natural disaster." "For the new edition, the authors have rigorously updated their material, adding new findings, a listing of Web sites carrying breaking news of volcanic activity around the world, and 50 new images. The third edition also contains descriptions of the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo Volcano, the eruptions near the city of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea in 1994, and an account of the devastating 1883 eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia written by the captain of a passing ship."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10505067.
- catalog contributor b10505068.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""In Volcanoes, Robert Decker and Barbara Decker provide a brief introduction to volcanology, the study of volcanoes, with the drama due such awesome phenomena. Dynamic prose and photographs and drawings enliven their discussion of the science behind the natural disaster." "For the new edition, the authors have rigorously updated their material, adding new findings, a listing of Web sites carrying breaking news of volcanic activity around the world, and 50 new images. The third edition also contains descriptions of the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo Volcano, the eruptions near the city of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea in 1994, and an account of the devastating 1883 eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia written by the captain of a passing ship."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Seams of the Earth -- Surtsey, Iceland -- Fire under the sea -- Krakatau, Indonesia -- Mount St. Helens -- Ring of Fire -- Kilauea, Hawaii -- Hot spots -- Lva, ash, and bombs -- Lahars and avalanches -- Cones and craters -- Roots of volcanoes -- Origin of the sea and air -- Volcanic power -- Volcanic treasures -- Volcanoes and climate -- Forecasting volcanic eruptions -- Reducing volcanic risk.".
- catalog extent "xii, 321 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0716724405 (trade : acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0716731746 (text/CD-ROM : acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : W.H. Freeman,".
- catalog subject "551.21 21".
- catalog subject "QE521 .D32 1998".
- catalog subject "Volcanoes.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Seams of the Earth -- Surtsey, Iceland -- Fire under the sea -- Krakatau, Indonesia -- Mount St. Helens -- Ring of Fire -- Kilauea, Hawaii -- Hot spots -- Lva, ash, and bombs -- Lahars and avalanches -- Cones and craters -- Roots of volcanoes -- Origin of the sea and air -- Volcanic power -- Volcanic treasures -- Volcanoes and climate -- Forecasting volcanic eruptions -- Reducing volcanic risk.".
- catalog title "Volcanoes / Robert Decker and Barbara Decker.".
- catalog type "CD-ROMs local".
- catalog type "text".