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100	1		_aBranney, M. J. _q(Michael J.), _d1960- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aVolcanoes : _ba very short introduction / _cMichael J. Branney and Jan Zalasiewicz.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aOxford, United Kingdom ; _aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2021
300			_axxv, 154 pages : _billustrations ; _c18 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
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490	1		_aVery short introductions ; _v660
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 147) and index.
505	0		_aThe making of magma -- How do volcanoes explode? -- Volcanoes and water -- Lava -- Making and breaking volcanoes -- Hidden volcanoes: tales from the past -- Volcanoes, climate, and the biosphere -- What have volcanoes done for us? -- Volcanoes beyond Earth.
520			_aVolcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, volcanism is an indispensable heat release mechanism, which on Earth allows the conditions for life. It releases gases into the atmosphere and produces enormous volumes of rock, and spectacular landscapes - landscapes which, during major eruptions, can be completely reshaped in a matter of hours. Through geological time volcanism has shaped both climate and biological evolution, and volcanoes can affect human life, too, for both good and ill. Yet, even after much study, some of the fundamental aspects of volcanicity remain mysterious. This Very Short Introduction takes the readers into the inferno of a racing pyroclastic current, and the heart of a moving lava flow, as understood through the latest scientific research. Exploring how volcanologists forensically decipher how volcanoes work, Michael Branney and Jan Zalasiewicz explain what we do (and don't) understood about the fundamental mechanisms of volcanism, and consider.--
650		0	_aVolcanology.
700	1		_aZalasiewicz, J. A., _eauthor.
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v660.
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