Volcano [[electronic resource] /] / James Hamilton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779582803321
• Autore: Hamilton James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Reaktion Books, 2012
• ISBN: 1-86189-955-6; 1-299-19126-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Collana: Earth
• Disciplina: 704.94955121
• Soggetti: Volcanoes
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Volcano Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; 1. 'The Whole Sea Boiled and Blazed'; 2. The Geography, Science and Allure of Volcanoes; 3. 'A Horrid Inundation of Fire'; 4. Sir William Hamilton and the Lure of Vesuvius; 5. The First Days of Graham Island and the Last Days of Pompeii; 6. Krakatoa Shakes the World; 7. 'The Night had Vanished': Vorticism and the Volcano; 8. The Shifting Furnace; Eruption Timeline; References; Select bibliography; Associations and websites; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: For years, tourists have trekked across cracked rock at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano to witness the awe-inspiring sight of creeping lava and its devastating effects on the landscape. In 2010, Eyjafjallajökull erupted in Iceland, stranding travelers as a cloud of ash covered western and northern Europe, causing the largest disruption of air travel since World War II. And just a few months later, Mount Merapi blew in Indonesia, killing over 350 people and displacing over 350,000 others, awakening people once more to the dangerous potential of these sleeping giants.Though today largely do