Eruptions that shook the world
"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 ex...
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| Materialtyp: | Elektronisk E-bok |
| Språk: | engelska |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Länkar: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Sammanfattning: | "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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| Fysisk beskrivning: | xvi, 392 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliografi: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |