Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives
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āAt 11:35 p.m., as Radio Armero played cheerful music, a towering wave of mud and rocks bulldozed through the village, roaring like a squadron of fighter jets.ā Twenty-three thousand people died in the 1985 eruption of Colombiaās Nevado del Ruiz. Today, more than one billion people worldwide live in volcanicā¦
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1 author picked Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If you could choose, would you want to view a gently erupting volcano where you could outwalk the lava flowing to the sea? Or would you go for an earth-shaking explosion that releases boiling lava, choking ash, and burning gases?
In this book, you can take your pick! I loved the variety of volcanoes she explored, as well as the mission of many scientists to better predict eruptions to protect those who live near volcanoes.
From Mary's list on the wonder of volcanoes above below ocean.
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