Volcanoes [electronic resource] : eruptions and other volcanic hazards
A comprehensive study of volcanoes that discusses historical disasters, how the threat of volcanic hazards is reduced, plate tectonics, types of magma, eruptions and landforms, classification of igneous rocks, and prediction efforts
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Facts On File ,
c2008
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| Series: | Hazardous earth
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
| Summary: | A comprehensive study of volcanoes that discusses historical disasters, how the threat of volcanic hazards is reduced, plate tectonics, types of magma, eruptions and landforms, classification of igneous rocks, and prediction efforts |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 152 p.) : ill., maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-141) and index |
| ISBN: | 1438117647 (electronic bk.) 9780816064632 9781438117645 (electronic bk.) |