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Volcanoes
Second Edition
The Late Peter Francis and Clive Oppenheimer
- Preserves the particular strengths of the first edition in its immense clarity, engaging humour and excellent illustrations
- Clear accounts of new findings and new eruptions (such as that on Montserrat)
- 18 comprehensive new chapters covering volcano monitoring, volcanic hazards and risk mitigation clearly explain the complex scientific and sociological issues involved with volcanic risk management
- A complete insight into volcanoes of the solar system, including those on Mars and Jupiter, which adds an exciting planetary perspective to the book
- Clear narrative writing style maintains reader interest and is designed to engage students across a range of disciplines
New to this Edition:
- New research and findings and new eruptions (such as that on Montserrat)
- New chapter on volcanic hazards serving to clarify complex scientific and social issues surrounding risk mitigation
- An update to the planetary perspective of the book with insights into studies of Mars and Jupiter
- There is an updated chapter on climatic change
- There are now revised notes at the end of each chapter providing suggestions fopr more directed reading, and updating and moving all references to a unified list following the main chapters
- Rewording of the title to ''Volcanoes: an environmental perspective" has been implemented to better reflect the global interest in volcanology and the importance of volcanic eruptions on the earth's environment