Publisher's Synopsis
This pictorial guide looks at the erratic world of volcanoes and earthquakes - their history and how we can predict them. Over 500 volcanoes in the world are still active and mankind cannot control them despite ever increasing technological developments. The book begins with the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and the later incident at Krakatoa. The book includes pictures of models which slice through the Earth's crust to reveal the deep forces that cause volcanoes and it explains how to read a seismograph, shows remains unearthed from Pompeii, and includes information on how San Francisco and Tokyo are preparing for the next big earthquake.
