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The explosive history of volcanoes / Clive Gifford & Andressa Meissner.

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Record Number 902277
ISBN 9781445185620 (hardback)
Author Gifford, Clive author.
Title The explosive history of volcanoes / Clive Gifford & Andressa Meissner.
Publisher/Date London : Franklin Watts, 2024.
©2024
Pagination etc. 48 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cm
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note Spewing out fountains of red-hot lava and toxic plumes of smoke, volcanoes are dangerous and deadly. But every volcano is different - in shape and size, location and destructiveness. The Explosive History of Volcanoes explains the Volcanic Explosivity Index giving examples of more than 25 of the most, and least, explosive volcanoes in history and in the world today. Find out about these amazing natural phenomena and see how they're formed, where they are in the world and why some explode so violently. Discover why people live so close to volcanoes and how scientists are helping to predict when the next eruptions might occur.
Target audience note 8-12 years old.
Subject Volcanoes -- Juvenile literature
Added Author Meissner, Andressa illustrator.
Shelf Location J 551.21 GIFF
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