Open your eyes to a world of discovery and take an incredible journey around planet Earth. This book explores the power and beauty of our world, from catastrophic earthquakes and volcanoes to wonderful waterfalls and other natural phenomenon.
DK Eyewitness Volcano is an exciting and informative guide to the fascinating natural world of volcanoes and earthquakes. Stunning real-life photographs offer a unique 'eyewitness' view of these amazing natural disasters. Help your child to learn all about the terrifying volcanoes and devastating earthquakes and that occur continuously across the world and why they happen where they do. They'll also discover all about the Mount St Helens eruption and the enormous damage it caused, to how people can survive an earthquake. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room.
This revised edition features sections on Pinatubo - the largest eruption of the 20th century, ongoing volcanic activity on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, and future developments in volcanology. The book covers late-1990s work on the monitoring and prediction of volcanic activity.
The Forces That Make and Shape Our Planet
Looks at what's inside the Earth and how it affects the surface, how mountains, deserts, coastlines and valleys are made, as well as what the Earth looked like in the past and how it may look in the future. The book allows readers to look inside a volcano, see what's happening under a glacier, travel to the bottom of an ocean trench and look at the world's workings from the inside out.
Explorez les profondeurs de la Terre et les cratères bouillonnants des volcans d'où sortent des gaz et des coulées de lave incandescente. ; Partagez la science des volcanologues : les moyens de prévision, de mesure et de protection. ; Découvrez les manifestations les plus impressionnantes de la Terre en colère, des tremblements de terre aux éruptions volcaniques.
Der faszinierende Aufbau unseres Planeten. Von der Atmospäre bis zum Metallkern
