Volcanoes+and+Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

New York City: Simon & Schuster, Copyright 2007  Call Number: 551.21 RUB

**__Summary/Description__:** This book explains how volcanoes and earthquakes can occur and about the aftereffects of them. The book also, talks about the anatomy of volcanoes and describes several different types of eruptions. It is explained how earthquakes cause tsunami's and how to prevent the destruction of buildings and roads. The book talks about the way of measuring how powerful the disaster is (VEI(volcanoes) and the Richter and Mercalli scales(earthquakes)). There are also brief descriptions of the scientists in the field and how they rescue survivors. There are also brief descriptions of the scientists in the field and how they rescue survivors. Within the book are also examples of what happened during real disasters, like the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79.

__**Beyond the Book**__: Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources: > This site has all kind of information on volcanoes and earthquakes. There is a list of every volcano an on what country they are located and what type of volcano they are. There is info on volcanic lightning, lava domes, and volcanic minerals and gases. Plate tectonics are talked about to give you a further background on what causes volcanoes and earthquakes. It also has fun stuff to put the information in a fun way. > This talks all about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. Pompeii was located along the Bay of Naples with Herculaneum, which was also destroyed by the eruption. Mount Vesuvius was a Plinian volcano as named after Pliny the Younger who described the eruption. On the site there is Pliny the Younger's way of describing the eruption. Thanks to Pompeii being paused, in a way, we were able to gather information on their day to day lives. > This site is all about the super-volcano in Yellowstone National Park. It says that the super-volcano can change life as we know it, and that about 87,000 people will die immediately. The site also mentions that the eruption 2.1 million years ago was 25,000 times larger than the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Also mentioned is the fact that the previous eruptions were 800,000 years apart and that we are due for another one. It also talks about what would happen during the massive eruption. > This is a good site for it will explain why California has so many powerful earthquakes and give you great pictures to look at. The site also talks a little about volcanoes and tsunamis. There is a history page that will talk about past earthquakes. Some organizations that work in California to prevent disasters are mentioned on a separate page. On the site there are some more links that give you even more info. > This site made by the noaa is about tsunamis and what the noaa do to prevent disasters. There are several videos and one video explains how tsunamis work. There is a ton of info on the Sumatra Indonesian tsunami hhich was on December 26, 2004 and killed approximatly 230,000. The noaa also talks about how they predict tsunamis. They also added photos and animations. > This site goes into depth about volcanoes on other planets and their moons. The pictures fit well with the site and look good. There are lists of all the volcanoes that are links to more info on those specific volcanoes. It also explains how magma on Mars evolved and our volcanoes are different from the ones on Mars. If you click on” Ice Volcano Found on Saturn Moon Titan” you will be taken to a site where an ice volcano is talked about.
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 * [|http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/30/us/wus-supervolcanoes-yellowstone]
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