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Planet Earth
Volcano
By Time Life Books
176 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1982
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December 25, 2019
I have to admit that the study of volcanos has always fascinated me - a friend is an actual vulcanologist although the whole subject is more than a little scary for me - I think I will just watch it on TV and let the experts do the talking - especially after recent events.
As the book says volcanos are some of the most impressive and powerful means by which our world is shaped and sometimes in such short spaces of time.
Now like any informative book time and knowledge march on - and considering this book was written in the 80s (or at least published) I am sure that our knowledge has changed ( I am fascinated about the events at Krakatoa and even though this book has a section about it I recently saw new evidence that suggests that there was more going on that the scientific community originally thought).
But the thing is and yes I know recent events just reinforce this sentiment but volcanos are active all the time. There is a whole section dedicated to Mount St Helens which I can just remember happening (and it really scaring me too).
So yes fascinating and scary and best view from some distance - so yes this was a fascinating read even after all these years published.
As the book says volcanos are some of the most impressive and powerful means by which our world is shaped and sometimes in such short spaces of time.
Now like any informative book time and knowledge march on - and considering this book was written in the 80s (or at least published) I am sure that our knowledge has changed ( I am fascinated about the events at Krakatoa and even though this book has a section about it I recently saw new evidence that suggests that there was more going on that the scientific community originally thought).
But the thing is and yes I know recent events just reinforce this sentiment but volcanos are active all the time. There is a whole section dedicated to Mount St Helens which I can just remember happening (and it really scaring me too).
So yes fascinating and scary and best view from some distance - so yes this was a fascinating read even after all these years published.
December 28, 2012
This book has been a favorite for a long time. I enjoy the before and after pictures and stories.
It is quite eye-opening to see the destruction even in pictures!
It is quite eye-opening to see the destruction even in pictures!
March 15, 2014
Good book. Published about 2 years after the Mt. St. Helens eruption when the public attention was drawn to volcanos, it presents a lot of information in in a clear and excellent format.
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