Encyclopedia Of Earthquakes And Volcanoes

by David Ritchie, Alexander E. Gates

The Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes explains the specific terms and concepts associated with the sciences of catastrophe-seismology and volcanology-and covers the places in the world where these destructive phenomena have occurred. Entries include terms and concepts such caldera, stratovolcano, S-waves, liquefaction, harmonic tremors, and much more. The revised edition
Updated geographic locations and damage estimates for certain areas
Enhanced content on the geologic processes, with clear and up-to-date diagrams to articulate these processes
New definitions of geologic terms
An updated chronology of important earthquakes and eruptions.

Genres: Science, Reference

306 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a marvelous book, a true encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes. I have gotten more useful information from this book than most of them I have read about the subjects.

[Jimmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It contains a lot of interesting information; however, I wish it would have included more information for some sections. For example, the Kansas paragraph mentions only a single earthquake but not its Richter scale strength; it also sounds like the state has experienced other earthquakes but it doesn't mention how often this occurs or how many there were.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wealth of information but the pictures are in black and white