Bibliograph

The explosive history of volcanoes, Clive Gifford & Andressa Meissner

Type

Label

The explosive history of volcanoes, Clive Gifford & Andressa Meissner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Pre-adolescent

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The explosive history of volcanoes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Clive Gifford & Andressa Meissner

Summary

Spewing out fountains of red-hot lava and toxic plumes of smoke, volcanoes are dangerous and deadly. But every volcano is different, in shape and size, location and destructiveness. The Explosive History of Volcanoes explains the Volcanic Explosivity Index giving examples of more than 25 of the most, and least, explosive volcanoes in history and in the world today. Find out about these amazing natural phenomena and see how they're formed, where they are in the world and why some explode so violently. Discover why people live so close to volcanoes and how scientists are helping to predict when the next eruptions might occur

Target audience

pre adolescent

Contributor