Volcanic eruption is the most spectacular of all landscape-forming processes and has a fascination for the scientist and the ordinary man alike. This book gives an up-to-date account of the mechanism of volcanic activity, the products of eruption, and especially the many varieties of landform produced by vulcanism. It also describes the processes of weathering and erosion that attack volcanoes and lava flows and discusses the course of landscape evolution in volcanic areas.  The numerous examples of eruptions, disasters, landforms, and scientific investigations are drawn from all over the world, with some emphasis on volcanic features of Australasia. The distribution of volcanoes is explained in conjunction with modern ideas of the evolution of the earth's crust, and the final chapter discusses methods used to predict eruptions as well as what to do when an eruption occurs.  Volcanoes is aimed at the level of undergraduate geomorphology students, but will be of interest to geologists, geophysicists, and hydrologists. It is also a suitable introduction to volcanoes for schools and for the general reader. Like other volumes of the Introduction to Systematic Geomorphology series, it is well illustrated with diagrams and photographs.  Contents: Volcanic Rocks. Volcanic Eruptions. Types of Volcano. Craters and Calderas. Lava Flows. Pyroclastic Fall Deposits. Pyroclastic Flow Deposits. Intrusive Igneous Rocks. Hydrology and Drainage of Volcanic Areas. Weathering and Erosion. Patterns of Volcanic Distribution. Aspects of Vulcanology.  A volume in the series An Introduction to Systematic Geomorphology.

Volcanoes

Science & Math

Cliff Ollier

Earth Sciences

The MIT Press

Weathering (World's Landscapes)

Longman Publishing Group

Weathering (Geomorphology texts)

History

Europe

English Language Book Society [etc.]

About Face! Why the World Needs More Carbon Dioxide is easy reading from two scientists and an economist. It will change your understanding of climate science and explain how we can save millions of lives and billions of dollars per year. 
''If you are in the slightest doubt about what the climate change alarmists are trying to get us to do --and pay for -- you should read this book.'' --Dr. Peter Walsh, Geologist, London, England 
''This book should be compulsory reading for everyone seriously interested in the Earth's future --global warming alarmists included.'' --Wyss Yim, Professor of Earth Sciences, Hong Kong 
''This book should be issued for use by every teacher of any science classes from Grade 7 to the first years of college.'' --Gary Sharp, Professor, Center for Climate/Ocean Resources, California 
''This book clearly shows that carbon dioxide is our friend. We should be producing more of it.'' --Aert Driessen, Geologist, Canberra, Australia

About Face!: Why the World Needs More Carbon Dioxide; The Failed Science of Global

Business & Money

Arthur Middleton Hughes

Madhav Khandekar

Economics

Two Harbors Press

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