Extreme Volcanoes (When Disaster Strikes) - Softcover

Extreme Volcanoes takes a good all round look at volcanoes. Here we explain the geology behind eruptions, why, how and where they happen (including on the seabed), and the different types of devastation they can cause: loss of human life, livestock and harvests, damage to homes, transport, communications, the effects depending on the kinds of lava and gases spewed out. We look at weather patterns and temporary climate change, eyewitness accounts and the methods and technology for predicting severe events. When Disaster Strikes is a series that focuses on the science behind the worst disasters to have hit the planet, mainly, but not only, in modern times. This includes geological/geographical causes, the changing patterns of disaster (perhaps as a result of global warming), the destruction and environmental effects, along with human- interest stories, and the latest technology for predicting and warning.