Explorez les profondeurs de la Terre et les cratères bouillonnants des volcans d'où sortent des gaz et des coulées de lave incandescente. ; Partagez la science des volcanologues : les moyens de prévision, de mesure et de protection. ; Découvrez les manifestations les plus impressionnantes de la Terre en colère, des tremblements de terre aux éruptions volcaniques.
This guide to the restless and violent world of volcanoes and earthquakes shows where and why they happen, how they can be predicted and how they affect plant and animal life. The book analyzes every type of volcano and eathquake to show what is happening and why. Specially-built 3-D models and artwork illustrate lava flows, black smokers, a volcanic eruption on one of Jupiter's moons, and a slice through the earth's crust reveal the turmoil below. What happened to Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted and when Krakatoa all but disappeared in 1883 are observed as well as what to do in an earthquake, how geysers are formed and what causes a tidal wave.
Text and color illustrations provide information about Earth.
This revised edition features sections on Pinatubo - the largest eruption of the 20th century, ongoing volcanic activity on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, and future developments in volcanology. The book covers late-1990s work on the monitoring and prediction of volcanic activity.
Das Buch erklärt anschaulich die Entstehung von Gletschern, Vulkanen und Erdbeben sowie Phänomene wie den gleich hohen Meeresspiegel und die Kontinentalverschiebung. Es bietet detaillierte Beschreibungen, Forschungsmethoden zur Altersbestimmung der Erde und beeindruckende Fotos und Modelle des Planeten.
Atmosphäre; Erdgeschichte; Geologie; Klima; Morphologie; Tektonik; Erde; Planet.
Der faszinierende Aufbau unseres Planeten. Von der Atmospäre bis zum Metallkern
