Fire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines FROM THE PUBLISHER
Fire and Mud is a comprehensive document of the awakening of a volcano after a 500-year sleep. Its 62 technical papers tell the scientific and human story of the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo and the events surrounding it. In this impressive volume, volcanologists and other experts from ten countries explore the precursors, processes, and products of the eruption, as well as record-setting erosion and lahars (volcanic mudflows) that followed.
FROM THE CRITICS
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An impressive collection of 62 technical papers recounting the
eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and its aftermath. The
contributors reflect the international cooperation exhibited during
the eruption (ten times larger than Mount St. Helens) and explore the
precursors, processes, and products of the eruption, as well as
record setting erosion and lahars (volcanic mudflows), evacuation
efforts, global climate effects, and the socioeconomic impact of the
eruption on the surrounding community. Includes color photographs
(before and after views) and illustrations. The accompanying disk
contains two programs, PINAPLOT (for DOS) and VOLQUAKE (for Windows),
both showing the evolving seismicity before and after the 1991
eruptions. Lacks an index.
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