Adventures in volcanoland : what volcanoes tell us about the world and ourselves / Tamsin Mather.
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- 9781335080851
- 1335080856
- QE522 .M38 2024
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Non-Fiction | New Books | 551 MAT | Available | 36748002558734 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A mix of memoir, travel and popular science, charting journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the most important volcanoes around the world
In this captivating book from one of the most influential geochemists in the field, Tamsin Mather takes us along on her globe-spanning excursions from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia and beyond. With warmth and lyricism, she explores the cultural roles volcanoes play throughout history, and the growing and evolving science behind their formation and eruptions.
Adventures in Volcanoland is an urgent and poetic exploration into the world's most mysterious geological mountains and how they make and shape our world.
First published in Great Britain in 2024 by Abacus.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-358) and index.
Introduction -- Part one: The rocks of volcanoland and how they erupt. The molten Earth : what causes Earth's volcanoes? -- Journey to the surface of the Earth : who do volcanoes erupt in difference ways? -- Reading the rocks : how do we understand past eruptions and predict future volcanic hazards? -- Part two: The cases of volcanoland and their global effects. Breath of the Earth : what messages do volcanic gases carry from the deep? -- Volcanic winter : how can big volcanic eruptions briefly chill the planet? -- All in the balance : how do volcanoes help keep Earth's long-term climate stable? -- Part three: The reach of volcanoland through outer space and deep time. Home truths from the heavens : what is the nature of volcanism on other worlds? -- Mass extinction : did large-scale volcanism trigger past extreme environmental change? -- Epilogue.
An award-winning Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford explores the cultural role volcanoes have played in history and how they have shaped our planet and its future.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (15)
- Part 1 The Rocks of Volcanolano and How they Erupt (31)
- 1 The Molten Earth:What Causes Earth's Volcanoes? (33)
- 2 Journey to the Surface of the Earth: Why Do Volcanoes Erupt in Different Ways? (68)
- 3 Reading the Rocks: How Do We Understand Past Eruptions and Predict Future Volcanic Hazards? (105)
- Part 2 The Gases of Volcanoland and their Global Effects (145)
- 4 Breath of the Earth: What Messages Do Volcanic Gases Carry from the Deep? (147)
- 5 Volcanic Winter: How Can Big Volcanic Eruptions Briefly Chill the Planet? (185)
- 6 All in the Balance: How Do Volcanoes Help Keep Earth's Long-Term Climate Stable? (220)
- Part 2 The Reach of Volcanoland through Outer Space and Deep Time (255)
- 7 Home Truths from the Heavens: What is the Nature of Volcanism on Other Worlds? (257)
- 8 Mass Extinction: Did Large-Scale Volcanism Trigger Past Extreme Environmental Change? (292)
- Epilogue (331)
- Sources, Notes and Further Reading (337)
- Acknowledgments (359)
- About the Author (363)
- Index (365)