Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change

About this book

Chronicles not only their geological behaviour but also their far reaching atmospheric consequences. Descriptions of volcanic events incorporate firsthand accounts of witnesses; the book has a narrative style which ranges widely over the human, agricultural and commercial implications of eruptions. It include a 'tourist guide to volcanoes' with recommended precautions for each.

Contents

<table><TR><TD> <TD>Preface <TR><TD>Ch. 1 <TD>Politicians and Volcanoes <TR><TD> <TD>A Modern Tragedy: Mount St. Helens <TR><TD>Ch. 2 <TD>Why Do Volcanoes Erupt? <TR><TD> <TD>From the Tiny Molecule, Giants Grow <TR><TD> <TD>Volcano Country <TR><TD>Ch. 3 <TD>Volcanoes and Eruptions <TR><TD> <TD>Types of Volcanoes <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanic Eruptions <TR><TD> <TD>Two Eruption Types <TR><TD>Ch. 4 <TD>Poseidon and Pluto: Water and Volcanoes <TR><TD> <TD>Bikini and the Base Surge <TR><TD> <TD>Taal Volcano <TR><TD> <TD>Maar Volcanoes and Cinder Cones <TR><TD> <TD>A Little-Known Frontier: Volcanic Eruptions under the Sea <TR><TD>Pt. II <TD>The Hazards of Volcanoes <TR><TD>Ch. 5 <TD>Volcanic Hurricanes <TR><TD> <TD>What Happens inside a Pyroclastic Flow? <TR><TD> <TD>What Goes Up Must Come Down <TR><TD> <TD>Mount Unzen and Merapi <TR><TD> <TD>Firecloud Rock: A Detective Story <TR><TD> <TD>Calderas and Pyroclastic Flows <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanism after a Caldera Collapse <TR><TD> <TD>World War II and the Battle for a Caldera <TR><TD>Ch. 6 <TD>Falling Volcanoes and Floods of Mud <TR><TD> <TD>A Mountain Fell <TR><TD> <TD>Debris Avalanches and Slides beneath the Sea <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanic Debris Flows (Lahars) <TR><TD> <TD>Potential Destruction from Mount Rainier <TR><TD>Ch. 7 <TD>Lava Flows <TR><TD> <TD>Stopping a Lava Flow <TR><TD> <TD>Interrupting a Lava Flow <TR><TD> <TD>The 1991-1992 Eruption of Mount Etna <TR><TD> <TD>Lava Put to Use <TR><TD> <TD>A Ride on a Lava Flow <TR><TD>Ch. 8 <TD>Never Sail through an Eruption Cloud <TR><TD> <TD>A Sailing Ship and a Jet <TR><TD> <TD>Other Encounters with Ash Clouds <TR><TD> <TD>Jetliners <TR><TD> <TD>Ash and Aircraft Safety <TR><TD>Ch. 9 <TD>The Breath of Volcanoes <TR><TD> <TD>Effects of Volcanic Gases <TR><TD> <TD>The Year without a Summer <TR><TD>Pt. III <TD>Myths and Benefits of Volcanoes <TR><TD>Ch. 10 <TD>Sometimes the Gods Are Angry <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanoes Assault the Senses <TR><TD> <TD>Changing Ideas from Old to New <TR><TD> <TD>Thera (Santorini): Its Influence on the Modern World <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanoes and the Underworld <TR><TD> <TD>Divine Intervention <TR><TD> <TD>The Making of a Myth <TR><TD> <TD>The Emergence of Volcanology as a Science <TR><TD> <TD>Science and Modern Ritual <TR><TD>Ch. 11 <TD>Volcanoes for Consumers <TR><TD> <TD>Skiing and Hot Baths <TR><TD> <TD>Construction Materials and Kitty Litter <TR><TD> <TD>The Grand Tour <TR><TD> <TD>Modern Volcano Tourism <TR><TD>Ch. 12 <TD>Volcanic Treasures: Steam, Gold, and Diamonds <TR><TD> <TD>Steam <TR><TD> <TD>Oil and Volcanoes Don't Mix ... or Do They? <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanoes and Prospectors' Dreams <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanic Gemstones <TR><TD>Ch. 13 <TD>From Ashes Grow the Vines <TR><TD> <TD>The Allure of Volcanoes <TR><TD> <TD>Fertility and Rebirth <TR><TD> <TD>Recovery from Vulcan's Devastation <TR><TD>Ch. 14 <TD>Volcanic Rocks: Guardians of History <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanic Ash: The Nearly Perfect Preservative <TR><TD> <TD>Human Origins in the Ethiopian Rift <TR><TD> <TD>Preserving Historic Cultures <TR><TD>Pt. IV <TD>Living near Volcanoes <TR><TD>Ch. 15 <TD>Mitigation and Survival <TR><TD> <TD>Assessing the Hazards: The Pulse of Volcanoes <TR><TD> <TD>What Is a Disaster? <TR><TD> <TD>The Lesson of Armero <TR><TD> <TD>Mount Pinatubo: A Success Story <TR><TD> <TD>Volcanologists on the Front Lines <TR><TD> <TD>Dante and the Volcano <TR><TD>Appendix 1 <TD>The Volcano Traveler <TR><TD>Appendix 2 <TD>Metric Conversion Table <TR><TD> <TD>Index

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