- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: National Geographic (Jun 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1426207611
- ISBN-13: 978-1426207617
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 1.1 x 25.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#535,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #30 in Books > History > Europe > Iceland
- #42 in Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Earthquakes & Volcanoes
- #55 in Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Seismology
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Product Description
This dazzlingly illustrated volcano guide documents the 20 hottest volcanoes of the 1,900 that pockmark Earth's surface, including recent eruptions that seared landscapes and lives. It is a relevant reference for the 500+ million people who live in active volcano zones and others who are intrigued by our planet's primal pageantry.
About the Author
Ellen J. Prager, PhD is a well-respected marine scientist, author of several earth science books and articles, and frequent spokesperson on earth and ocean science issues. She is the chief scientist for the Aquarius Reef Base program in Key Largo, FL, the world's only undersea research station. She has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox News, CBS Early Show, CNN American Morning, Larry King, and Lou Dobbs. Dr. Prager was also featured in an ABC News Special Planet Earth, Miami's NBC EcoWatch Coral Crisis, and in shows for the Discovery Channel. Geophysicist Marcia K. McNutt (Foreword) is director of the United States Geological Survey and science adviser to the United States Secretary of the Interior.
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Nice pictures but lacking information., Dec 1 2011
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This review is from: Volcano: Iceland's Inferno and Earth's Most Active Volcanoes (Paperback)
I was expecting a lot more from National Geographic when I ordered this book. For instance no mention of the Laki Volcano eruption in 1783 in Iceland which turned Summer into Winter that year from airborne ash. The cover states "Are you living in a danger zone?" of which the book only covers the "danger zone" for one volcano in the book, Vesuvius. I expected a zone mapping for all volcanos mentioned in the book. Nice pictures but NatGeo could have done far more to make this a volcano winner.
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