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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kusky, Timothy M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Facts On File , c2008
Series:Hazardous earth
Subjects:
Online Access:NetLibrary

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