Mount St. Helens is a master of disguises, adept at sending out false clues. Can anyone figure out what's going on with this active volcano in Washington State? This illustrated book presents a wealt
An updated look at earthquakes, volcanoes, and other natural disasters. Praise for the hardcover edition:"...detailed...There are no other similar works."—School Library JournalEncyclopedia of Ea
By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into nothing less than a household word. He r
Three stories in graphic novel format illustrate the destructive power of earthquakes by relating events that occurred during separate earthquakes in 1906, 1995, and 2005.
The magnificent Kliuchevskoi and Shiveluch volcanoes rule over this sometimes hellish region, where the torn North Pacific slab dives into the hot mantle of the earth. The result is 29 active volcanoe
Scientists have mapped less than 10 percent of the ridge of underwater mountains in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It is here that 95 percent of the volcanic activity on earth occurs. And it is als
Do you think of volcanoes as simply big mountains with lava streaming over their tops? Not all of them are like that. Some are covered in ice, and some look like nothing more than deep blue lakes. So
An updated title created in cooperation with the Smithsonian's Air & Space and Natural History museum explains, in simple terms, the characteristics of volcanoes and describes some famous eruption
With a rumble and a roar, a volcano blows its top! There are more than 1,500 active volcanoes in the world. Volcanoes are dangerous and can destroy whole forests. But they are also powerful forces o
Get the inside scoop on the world's most explosive mountains! Meet a volcanologist Discover why volcanoes erupt Visit the world's hot spots Learn more than forty fun facts about volcanoes
At a session at the April 2005 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union, held in Vienna, scientists discussed the possibility of predicting earthquake by monitoring changes in sun spots and
Earthquakes A small earthquake may just rattle some teacups. But a rare huge quake can bring down cities. Those rumblings are a reminder to pay attention to our earth. Scientists keep careful records
Explains various aspects of volcanology including how different lavas form and why some volcanoes ooze liquid while others violently erupt and cause cataclysmic destruction.
Earthquakes, from the smallest to the largest, release elastic strain energy. Where does this energy go? How much is radiated and how much is expended in other source processes, such as overcoming fau
Who is the only American scientist to predict and name a major quake? Meet Jim Berkland, a California geologist whose forecast of the famous October 17, 1989 "World Series Quake" that rumbled through
Earthquakes rank among the most terrifying natural disasters faced by mankind. Out of a clear blue sky-or worse, a jet black one-comes shaking strong enough to hurl furniture across the room, human
This book is a collection of 22 selected papers from the homonymous Conference held in September 2003 Milos, Greece. The aim of the conference was to serve as a forum for the presentation and construc
Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsu
