Volcano ─ Iceland's Inferno and Earth's Most Active Volcanoes

Marcia McNutt, director of the U.S. Geological Survey, introduces this collection of stunning photographic essays drawn from National Geographic publications on one of nature's most spectacular and increasingly-researched phenomena. Following general background information on volcanoes, Prager (a marine scientist in Key Largo, Florida) presents profiles of 20 major active volcanos by continent, from Iceland's recently erupting Eyjafjallajokull to Mt. St. Helen's. The sources are listed. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

ELLEN J. PRAGER, PhD is a well-respected marine scientist, author of several earth science books and articles, and frequent spokesperson on earth and ocean science issues. She is the chief scientist for the Aquarius Reef Base program in Key Largo, FL, the world's only undersea research station.? She has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox News, CBS Early Show, CNN American Morning, Larry King, and Lou Dobbs. Dr. Prager was also featured in an ABC News Special Planet Earth, Miami's NBC EcoWatch Coral Crisis, and in shows for the Discovery Channel.Geophysicist MARCIA K. MCNUTT (Foreword) is director of the United States Geological Survey and science adviser to the United States Secretary of the Interior.