Volcanoes: 10 Things You Should Know

by Dr Rebecca Williams

Unearth the fascinating fundamentals of volcanoes...

In ten short and informative essays, leading volcanologist Dr Rebecca Williams reveals everything you need to know about volcanoes. From the deadliest eruptions of all time and how to survive a volcanic eruption to why a volcano won't erupt in your back garden and volcanoes in outer space, discover all of this and much, much more!

10 Things You Should Know is an illuminating and engaging guide to exploring the most exciting natural phenomena on planet earth.

112 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 25, 2025

Reviews

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic bite sized book that answers 10 questions about volcanoes that I flew through. How to not die in a volcano was particularly informative! There is lots of detail without it ever feeling overwhelming with the writing accessible, which the author has done really well. The author is clearly very knowledgeable and nice to see a female academic writing this. It is part of a series which I’m now going to check out as hadn’t been aware of this before.

[sima · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 - Fascinating if you love volcanoes or interested in geography/the environment. Found the writing informative, but a bit convoluted sometimes when my mind wasn’t 100% focused