Volcanoes Global Perspectives

About this book

Since the publication of the first edition of Volcanoes in 2010, our world of volcanology has changed in exciting ways. Volcanoes have continued to erupt (some 61 eruptions with VEI magnitudes greater than 3 have taken place since 2010), and in this revised and updated edition, the authors describe the largest of these, and the ones that have had the most impact on society. Volcanoes, second edition, contains more than 80 new photographs and figures to better illustrate volcanic features and processes, with an updated bibliography that includes important papers describing recent eruptions and new findings.

Volcanologic research is improving the foundations of knowledge upon which all our science rests, and we briefly summarize the most important of these advances and new research tools developed over the past eleven years. The most productive of these new tools are remotely operated, constantly monitoring volcanoes and their impacts on the Earth's atmosphere from space and exploring new volcanic worlds beyond the bounds of Earth. Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) are now widely available to understand better the most active volcanoes on Earth – those beneath the sea.

This superlative textbook will enable students who may never see an erupting volcano to evaluate news stories about far-away eruptions and to distinguish between overly sensational stories and factual reporting that puts facts in context. Emergency managers, land-use planners, and civic officials also need to understand volcanic processes when their communities are threatened – Volcanoes: Global Perspectives will inform and guide them in their decision-making.

Avoiding overly technical discussions and unnecessary use of jargon, with the important needs of civil authorities, teachers and students particularly in mind, this second edition of Volcanoes will also be of interest to general readers who are interested in these fascinating and ever-changing features of our dynamic planet.

Contents

Preface

PART I INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1  Eruptions, Jargon, and History

PART II THE BIG PICTURE
Chapter 2 Global Perspectives – Plate Tectonics and Volcanism
Chapter 3 The Nature of Magma – Where Volcanoes Come From
Chapter 4 The Physical Properties of Magma and Why it Erupts

PART III VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND THEIR PRODUCTS
Chapter 5 Classifying Volcanic Eruptions
Chapter 6 Effusive Volcanic Eruptions and Their Products
Chapter 7 An Overview of Explosive Eruptions and Their Products
Chapter 8 A Closer Look at Large-scale Explosive Eruptions

PART IV VOLCANIC LANDFORMS AND SETTINGS
Chapter 9 Constructional (“Positive”) Volcanic Landforms
Chapter 10 “Negative” Volcanic Landforms – Craters and Calderas
Chapter 11 Mass-wasting Processes and Products
Chapter 12 Volcanoes Unseen and Far Away

PART V HUMANISTIC VOLCANOLOGY
Chapter 13 Volcanoes: Life, Climate, and Human History
Chapter 14 Volcanic Hazards and Risk – Monitoring and Mitigation
Chapter 15 Economic Volcanology

Epilogue
References
Index
Appendix 1 List of Prominent World Volcanoes
Appendix 2 Fun Reading

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Biography

After a long career as a volcanologist with the US Geological Survey, Jack Lockwood now resides on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii, where he is a geologic consultant and affiliate faculty at the University of Hawaii Hilo campus.

Rick Hazlett is a USGS Research Associate, University of Hawai'i Hilo affiliate and Professor Emeritus from Pomona College who has spent decades researching volcanic terrains throughout much of Europe, North America and the Pacific.

Servando de la Cruz-Reyna is a Research Professor at the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Mexico (UNAM) and a founder member of the National Civil Protection system Advisory Scientific Committee for the active volcanoes of Mexico.