Bibliograph

Eruption!, volcanoes and the science of saving lives, text by Elizabeth Rusch ; photographs by Tom Uhlman

Type

Label

Eruption!, volcanoes and the science of saving lives, text by Elizabeth Rusch ; photographs by Tom Uhlman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Eruption!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

808990387

Responsibility statement

text by Elizabeth Rusch ; photographs by Tom Uhlman

Series statement

Scientists in the field

Sub title

volcanoes and the science of saving lives

Summary

An account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose threats to more than one billion people worldwide

Table Of Contents

Sleeping giant -- Never again -- Mount Pinatubo -- To evacuate or not to evacuate? -- Volcano training camp -- How do you watch a volcano you can't see? -- Mount Merapi's next move -- The mystery of the missing ash -- What happened here? -- Living and working in the shadow of a volcano -- Volcanic vocabulary

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification