Eruptions that shook the world / (Record no. 339006)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780521641128 (hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0521641128 (hardback)
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 551.21
Item number OPP.E
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Oppenheimer, Clive.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Eruptions that shook the world /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Clive Oppenheimer.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge, UK ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 392 p. :
Other physical details ill., maps ;
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs, or help humans to evolve, only to decimate their populations with a super-eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires, the French Revolution and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 19th century? These are some of the claims made for volcanic cataclysm. Volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer explores rich geological, historical, archaeological and palaeoenvironmental records (such as ice cores and tree rings) to tell the stories behind some of the greatest volcanic events of the past quarter of a billion years. He shows how a forensic approach to volcanology reveals the richness and complexity behind cause and effect, and argues that important lessons for future catastrophe risk management can be drawn from understanding events that took place even at the dawn of human origins"--
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Fire & brimstone: how volcanoes work 'Some volcanos are in a state of incessant eruption; some, on the contrary, remain for centuries in a condition of total outward inertness, and return again to the same state of apparent extinction after a single vivid eruption of short duration; while others exhibit an infinite variety of phases intermediate between the extreme of vivacity and sluggishness.' [1RFA-001] The Earth is cooling down! This has nothing to do with contemporary global warming of the atmosphere and surface. I refer instead to the Earth's interior - the source of the molten rocks erupted by volcanoes throughout the planet's 4.567 billion year history"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Volcanism
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Volcanism
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Volcanology.
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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        Dept. of Geology Dept. of Geology Processing Center 13/12/2019   551.21 OPP.E GEO4496 13/12/2019 13/12/2019 Book