Volcanoes: a very short introduction

By:

Branney, Michael J

Contributor(s):

Zalasiewicz, Jan [Co-author]

Series: Very short introductionPublication details: Oxford University Press, 2021. Oxford:Description: xxv, 154p.; pbk; 18cmISBN:

9780199582204

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

551.21 BRA

Summary: Volcanoes: A Very Short Introduction explains how volcanoes work and how volcanologists forensically decipher the processes involved. Volcanic eruptions are amongst the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. However, volcanism encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, it is an indispensable heat release mechanism; shaping landscapes, releasing gases into the atmosphere, and allowing the conditions for life on Earth. Thus, this VSI also considers how volcanoes interact with other physical processes on the Earth, with life, and with human society. https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/view/10.1093/actrade/9780199582204.001.0001/actrade-9780199582204

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Includes illustrations, glossary and index.

Volcanoes: A Very Short Introduction explains how volcanoes work and how volcanologists forensically decipher the processes involved. Volcanic eruptions are amongst the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. However, volcanism encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, it is an indispensable heat release mechanism; shaping landscapes, releasing gases into the atmosphere, and allowing the conditions for life on Earth. Thus, this VSI also considers how volcanoes interact with other physical processes on the Earth, with life, and with human society.

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