Описание: Learn to explain, in your own words, the structure of a volcano. What is inside of it? What is the difference between a magma and a lava? What are the different kinds of volcanoes on Earth and how did they come to be? This book is simply exploding with information on the subject. Grab a copy today!
Описание: Learn amazing facts about some of the strongest earthquakes that once shook the Earth. You will see pictures of the damage these earthquakes have caused. You will also get information on how the quakes altered the lives of people in and around the epicenter. More importantly, you will find out where the quakes the originated and how strong they were in the Richter Scale. Start reading today.
Автор: Heiken Название: Dangerous Neighbors: Volcanoes and Cities ISBN: 1107039231 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107039230 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4750.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This fascinating book explores global examples of cities at risk from volcanoes, from Italy to New Zealand, providing historical and contemporary eruption case studies to illustrate volcanic hazards and cities` response efforts. A topical and engaging read for anyone interested in the history and future activity of these dangerous neighbors.
Описание: This comprehensive introduction to Volcanotectonics describes the physical processes inside volcanoes that control volcanic eruptions, their duration and magnitude. With numerous line drawings, photographs, worked examples, and exercises, the book is suitable for students, researchers and practitioners in Earth science and civil protection.
Описание: The Earth is a beautiful and wondrous planet, but also frustratingly complex and, at times, violent: much of what has made it livable can also cause catastrophe. Volcanic eruptions create land and produce fertile, nutrient-rich soil, but they can also bury forests, fields, and entire towns under ash, mud, lava, and debris. The very forces that create and recycle Earth's crust also spawn destructive earthquakes and tsunamis. Water and wind bring and spread life, but in hurricanes they can leave devastation in their wake. And while it is the planet's warmth that enables life to thrive, rapidly increasing temperatures are causing sea levels to rise and weather events to become more extreme. Today, we know more than ever before about the powerful forces that can cause catastrophe, but significant questions remain. Why can't we better predict some natural disasters? What do scientists know about them already? What do they wish they knew? In Dangerous Earth, marine scientist and science communicator Ellen Prager explores the science of investigating volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, rip currents, and--maybe the most perilous hazard of all--climate change. Each chapter considers a specific hazard, begins with a game-changing historical event (like the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens or the landfall and impacts of Hurricane Harvey), and highlights what remains unknown about these dynamic phenomena. Along the way, we hear from scientists trying to read Earth's warning signs, pass its messages along to the rest of us, and prevent catastrophic loss. A sweeping tour of some of the most awesome forces on our planet--many tragic, yet nonetheless awe-inspiring--Dangerous Earth is an illuminating journey through the undiscovered, unresolved, and in some cases unimagined mysteries that continue to frustrate and fascinate the world's leading scientists: the "wish-we-knews" that ignite both our curiosity and global change.
In the first half of the twentieth century, when seismology was still in in its infancy, renowned geologist Bailey Willis faced off with fellow high-profile scientist Robert T. Hill in a debate with life-or-death consequences for the millions of people migrating west. Their conflict centered on a consequential question: Is southern California earthquake country?
These entwined biographies of Hill and Willis offer a lively, accessible account of the ways that politics and financial interests influenced the development of earthquake science. During this period of debate, severe quakes in Santa Barbara (1925) and Long Beach (1933) caused scores of deaths and a significant amount of damage, offering turning points for scientific knowledge and mainstreaming the idea of earthquake safety.
The Great Quake Debate sheds light on enduring questions surrounding the environmental hazards of our dynamic planet. What challenges face scientists bearing bad news in the public arena? How do we balance risk and the need to sustain communities and cities? And how well has California come to grips with its many faults?
Автор: Zimbelman, James R. (senior Geologist Emeritus, Center For Earth And Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, Dc, United States) Crown, Название: Volcanoes of mars ISBN: 0128228768 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780128228760 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 19875.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The Volcanoes of Mars offers a clear, cohesive summary of Mars volcanology. It begins with an introduction to the geology and geography of the red planet and an overview of its volcanic history, and continues to discuss each distinct volcanic province, identifying the common and unique aspects of each region. Incorporating basic volcanological information and constraints on the regional geologic history derived from geologic mapping, the book also examines current constraints on the composition of the volcanic rocks as investigated by both orbiting spacecraft and rovers. In addition, it compares the features of Martian volcanoes to those seen on other volcanic bodies.
Concluding with prospects for new knowledge to be gained from future Mars missions, this book brings researchers in volcanology and the study of Mars up to date on the latest findings in the study of volcanoes on Mars, allowing the reader to compare and contrast Martian volcanoes to volcanoes studied on Earth and throughout the Solar System.
Presents clearly organized text and figures that will quickly allow the reader to find specific aspects of Martian volcanism
Includes definitions of geological and volcanological terms throughout to aid interdisciplinary understanding
Summarizes key results for each volcanic region of Mars and provides copious citations to the research literature to facilitate further discovery
Synthesizes the most current data from multiple spacecraft missions, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, as well as geochemical data from Martian meteorites
Utilizes published geologic mapping results to highlight the detailed knowledge that exists for each region
Автор: Brown James Robert, Slawinski Michael A Название: On Foundations Of Seismology: Bringing Idealizations Down To Earth ISBN: 9814329495 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814329491 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Цена: 11563.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Focuses on foundational and conceptual issues in seismology. The authors provide an extensive philosophical discussion of the methods of science and show how seismology fits in. They explain with care and precision the basic structure of seismology, which is built on classical continuum mechanics.
Over the past 150 years, people have flocked to the Pacific Northwest in increasing numbers, in part due to the region’s beauty and one of its most exceptional features: volcanoes. This segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire has shaped not only the physical landscape of the region but also the psychological landscape, and with it the narratives we compose about ourselves. Exceptional Mountains is a cultural history of the Northwest volcanoes and the environmental impact of outdoor recreation in this region. It probes the relationship between these volcanoes and regional identity, particularly in the era of mass mountaineering and population growth in the Northwest.
O. Alan Weltzien demonstrates how mountaineering is but one conspicuous example of the outdoor recreation industry’s unrestricted and problematic growth. He explores the implications of our assumptions that there are no limits to our outdoor recreation habits and that access to the highest mountains should include amenities for affluent consumers. Each chapter probes the mountain-based regional ethos and the concomitant sense of privilege and entitlement from different vantages to illuminate the consumerist mind-set as a reductive—and deeply problematic—version of experience and identity in and around some of the nation’s most striking mountains.
Автор: Lockwood Название: Volcanoes - Global Perspectives ISBN: 140516249X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405162494 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 22643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Superbly illustrated 4 Color throughout Lockwood and Hazlett both highly respected volcanologists Can be read and enjoyed by non-specialists Huge adoption potential (lots of volcano coursesworldwide).
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