Volcanoes

What Everyone Needs to Know®
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-781747-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: What Everyone Needs To Know®

With 1350 active volcanoes on Earth and 50-70 erupting annually, this volume delves beneath the surface, explaining what makes these natural forces tick.

Volcanoes: What Everyone Needs to Know® guides the reader through one of nature's most fascinating and powerful forces, explaining essential geological concepts critical to understanding how and where volcanoes form before examining their physical structure and associated processes. Through real-world examples-from the explosive history of Mount Vesuvius to the colossal eruption of Yellowstone Supervolcano-Jovanelly uncovers mind-blowing facts about how volcanoes have shaped our planet, impacted the climate, and altered the course of civilizations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jovanelly, Tamie J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- CHAPTER 1. WHERE DOES LAVA COME FROM, AND WHERE ARE VOLCANOES FOUND ON EARTH?

- CHAPTER 2. WHAT TYPES OF MINERALS AND ROCKS FORM FROM THE SOLIDIFICATION OF MAGMA?

- CHAPTER 3. WHAT TYPES OF VOLCANOES FORM FROM THE SOLIDIFICATION OF MAGMA?

- CHAPTER 4. WHAT VOLCANIC FEATURES RESULT FROM THE SOLIDIFICATION (OR INFLUENCE) OF MAGMA?

- CHAPTER 5. WHAT ARE VOLCANIC HAZARDS THAT RESULT FROM VOLCANIC ACTIVITY?

- CHAPTER 6. HOW DO VOLCANIC LANDSCAPES CHANGE WITH TIME? Reviewer 2 suggestion

- CHAPTER 7. CAN ENERGY BE HARNESSED FROM A VOLCANO?

- CHAPTER 8. DO VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE?

- CHAPTER 9. CAN VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS BE PREDICTED OR PREVENTED?

- CHAPTER 10. CATACLYSMIC EVENTS and SUPER VOLCANOES

- CHAPTER 11. HOW DO GEOLOGISTS INVESTIGATE MODERN AND ANCIENT ERUPTIONS?

- CHAPTER 12. HOW HAS VOLCANIC ACTIVITY INFLUENCED HUMAN LIFE?

- CHAPTER 13. PLANETARY VOLCANISM

Über Autor(innen)

Tamie J. Jovanelly is a Professor and Research Affiliate in Geology at Berry College, Georgia. A Fellow of the Geological Society of America and a two-time Fulbright Research Scholar, she is recognized for her significant contributions to geosciences. With over 20 years of research on global water quality, climate change, and volcanism across five continents, she founded Adventure Geology Tours to share her passion for geology and travel.