Volcano: Iceland's Inferno and Earth's Most Active Volcanoes

by Ellen Prager (Editor)

This dazzlingly illustrated volcano guide documents the 20 hottest volcanoes of the 1,900 that pockmark Earth's surface, including recent eruptions that seared landscapes and lives. It is a relevant reference for the 500+ million people who live in active volcano zones and others who are intrigued by our planet's primal pageantry.

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

Reviews

[Theo Pedro Orozco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volcanoes is a subject that I learned thanks to my science teacher, Ms.Stewart,. But also to this book. This is not a story but informational. In the book, I found out that Mt. Vesuvius wasn't the deadliest but oldest to kill. And the one to kill the most people is Mt. Tambora in 1815 in Indonesia of 92,000 people. Even the hottest place like Africa has volcanoes, and people say when their next to one, it looks like if they were on the moon and on the page, it looks like the moon with alien creature goop. One scary fact I read was that some volcanoes have eruption forces greater than the most powerful nuclear bomb.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great little reference book, but don’t expect full fledged articles like I did. Good for what it is, and nothing more.