Furious Earth sheds light on the life-threatening power and magnitude of nature's mighty trio: earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. With the latest reseach findings from top scientists in the field, as well as insider's information from The U.S. Geological Survey, this is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to the natural forces that literally shape our world.
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'Furious Earth (McGraw-Hill, $24.95), Ellen Prager looks at some of the more awesome and dangerous natural events in clear language that still manages to include up-to-date research on the how and why of earthly upheavals.' 'loaded with helpful illustrations and interesting photos in a center section.' 'anyone truly curious about the causes of natural disasters will find this book informative and interesting.' (USA Today )
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The Science Behind the Earth's Most Catastrophic Phenomena
If our planet is a sleeping giant, it slumbers fitfully and awakens in powerful starts. Our familiar landscape bears the scars of hidden forces at work deep beneath it. Furious Earth contains the latest science on these forces and the cataclysmic phenomena they produce - earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. Now, hard-won knowledge of these phenomena, gained often in the aftermath of disaster or through dangerous research efforts, is presented here by scientist Ellen Prager with the following experts: Stanley Willaims, Ph.D. Professor of Volcanology, Arizona State University, on volcanoes; Kate Hutton, Ph.D., Seismologist, California State Institute of Technology, on earthquakes; Costas Synolakis, Ph.D. Engineering, University of Southern California, on tsunamis.
Furious Earth sheds light on the life-threatening power and magnitude of nature's mighty trio. With the latest reseach findings from top scientists in the field, as well as insider's information from The U.S. Geological Survey, this is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to the world of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
Rich in information, packed with expert knowledge, and brimming with illustrations, Furious Earth is a must for anyone interested in truly understanding nature's powerful forces...and what the future may hold.
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As a marine scientist, Ellen Prager has journeyed to exotic locales to study the sea, lived in an undersea laboratory for more than a week to do research on coral reefs and broadcast into schools, and now spends much of her time bringing earth and ocean science to the public. She is known nationally for her ability to make science understandable, relevant, and especially entertaining for the layperson. She is a frequently requested speaker at a wide variety of events, from Capitol Hill to aquariums and classrooms, and has appeared as an expert on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN's Larry King, Discovery Channel and more.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A Choice Of Disasters,
By Bruce Crocker "agnostictrickster" (Whittier, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Furious Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis (Hardcover)
Furious Earth by Ellen J. Prager [with help from Stanley Williams (Surviving Galeras), Kate Hutton (one of SoCals TV seismologists and the author of the earthquake updates on the TriNet earthquake website), and Costas Synolakis] is a well-written introduction to earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. This book appears to be aimed at junior high/high school aged readers, but adult readers who have no background in these subjects will also enjoy the book. An earlier reviewer suggested that the book has the coverage of the better chapters of an earth science textbook, but I wish high school earth science texts were this well-written. I enjoyed reading the book despite the depth of my background and appreciate the refresher course that Furious Earth gave me. My only complaint concerns the ordering of the color plates at the center of the volume. The pictures are out of order to their mention in the text and the only thing that comes to mind is that they were ordered the way they were to make them fit on a limited number of plate pages. Furious Earth belongs on the shelves in as many elementary and secondary school libraries as possible and would be a wonderful gift for a budding earth scientist.
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Furious Earth-,
By Ms. Sides (a Los Angeles Public School, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Furious Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis (Hardcover)
I am a sixth grade teacher and was given this book at a science conference. After just beginning to read it, I immediatly went online to see how much the book cost- I want to order one for each for my students! It will be a bit hard and I will have to do some serious directing, but the book is an excellent example of a clear, scientific, organized, up-to-date, and interesting (yes- interesting enough for 30 sixth graders) nonfiction book in the field of earth science. Furious Earth combines "PBS-like" research discussions and theory- (Plate Techtonics Discovered, Paleotsunamis...) with "RealTV-like" examples (Italy, 79 A.D.: Vesuvuis; The World's Largest and Smallest Quakes). The book is a surprisingly suspenseful, fascinating, and easy read (for us unscientific folk). The 16 color pages of graphs and pictures also add to the subject. I can't wait to see their eyes grow when I read to them Chapter 2- Earthquakes. It starts off with the 1994 Northridge, CA quake... It hooked me at least...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good general or introductory book,
This review is from: Furious Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis (Hardcover)
Very well organized and presented. Covers the basics very well with easy to understand terminology. It lacks extensive detail regarding the topics covered....but I think that's the point.
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Throughout the Earth's history, volcanoes have spewed fire, earthquakes have shaken and ripped apart the land, and towering tsunamis have crashed onto the shore. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
local tsunami, seismicity rate, tsunami warning center, composite volcanoes, eruptive history, volcanic hazards, past eruptions, tsunami warning system, seismic stations, fault rupture, impending eruption, local magnitude, deformation area, mud flows, moment magnitude, small quakes, seismic network, eruptive activity, subduction zone, volcano observatory, ridge axis, pyroclastic flows, warning centers, great quake, earthquake events Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Andreas, Mount Pinatubo, Papua New Guinea, Los Angeles, United States, Pacific Northwest, Long Valley, Nevado Del Ruiz, Joshua Tree, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Plate, Ring of Fire, Big Bear, Bombay Beach, Good Friday, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, University of Washington, Atlantic Ocean, International Tsunami Survey Team, Mount Rainier, New Madrid, Santa Monica Bay, Sissano Lagoon, Big One, Flores Island New!
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Throughout the Earth's history, volcanoes have spewed fire, earthquakes have shaken and ripped apart the land, and towering tsunamis have crashed onto the shore. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
local tsunami, seismicity rate, tsunami warning center, composite volcanoes, eruptive history, volcanic hazards, past eruptions, tsunami warning system, seismic stations, fault rupture, impending eruption, local magnitude, deformation area, mud flows, moment magnitude, small quakes, seismic network, eruptive activity, subduction zone, volcano observatory, ridge axis, pyroclastic flows, warning centers, great quake, earthquake events Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Andreas, Mount Pinatubo, Papua New Guinea, Los Angeles, United States, Pacific Northwest, Long Valley, Nevado Del Ruiz, Joshua Tree, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Plate, Ring of Fire, Big Bear, Bombay Beach, Good Friday, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, University of Washington, Atlantic Ocean, International Tsunami Survey Team, Mount Rainier, New Madrid, Santa Monica Bay, Sissano Lagoon, Big One, Flores Island New!
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- Introductory Dynamical Oceanography, Second Edition by George L. Pickard in Back Matter
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- Earth Story : The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet by Simon Lamb in Back Matter
- Assembling California by John McPhee in Back Matter
- Earthquakes and Geological Discovery: A Scientific American Library (Scientific American Library Series) by Bruce A. Bolt in Back Matter
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