Eruptions that shook the world / Clive Oppenheimer.
"Fire & brimstone: how volcanoes work 'Some volcanos are in a state of incessant eruption; some, on the contrary, remain for centuries in a condition of total outward inertness, and return again to the same state of apparent extinction after a single vivid eruption of short duration; w...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 392 p. :; ill., maps. |
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| Summary: | "Fire & brimstone: how volcanoes work 'Some volcanos are in a state of incessant eruption; some, on the contrary, remain for centuries in a condition of total outward inertness, and return again to the same state of apparent extinction after a single vivid eruption of short duration; while others exhibit an infinite variety of phases intermediate between the extreme of vivacity and sluggishness.' [1RFA-001] The Earth is cooling down! This has nothing to do with contemporary global warming of the atmosphere and surface. I refer instead to the Earth's interior - the source of the molten rocks erupted by volcanoes throughout the planet's 4.567 billion year history"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521641128 (hardback) 9781139113946 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Clive Oppenheimer. |