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The Forecasting of Volcanic Eruptions

The Forecasting of Volcanic Eruptions

Paperback

General ScienceGeology

Publisher Price: $13.95

ISBN10: 0595412602
ISBN13: 9780595412600
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Sep 22 2006
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Forecasting the time, place, and character of a volcanic eruption is one of the major goals of volcanology. It is also one of the most difficult goals to achieve. Until recently, people living in a volcano's shadow had little help anticipating an eruption. A major volcanic event might strike with no warning at all. In the past 300 years, volcanic eruptions, most of them unexpected, have killed more than 250,000 people. In 2000, experts estimated that 500 million people were living in areas at risk from catastrophic volcanic eruptions. This book describes the strides that have made in eruption forecasting in recent years and explores why accurately predicting volcanic events remains difficult.

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