Chasing Lava: A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0878424628 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S VOLCANO HAZARDS PROGRAM."Wendell A. volcanologists and general readers alike will enjoy this entertaining account of living and working at Kilauea--one of the world's most active volcanoes and the home of Pele, goddess of fire and volcanoes. Duff's narrative encompasses everything from the scientific (observations that the movements of a cooled crust on a lava lake mimicked plate tectonics) to the humorous (his dog's discovery of a snake on the supposedly snake-free island) to the life-threatening (a colleague's plunge into molten lava).. Duffield's story of his three-year tenure at the Hawaiin Vocano Observatory balances near-death experiences with lighthearted anecdotes and the science behind the lava."--Lara Caldwell, The Nature ConservancyIn 1969, as Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon, a young geologist known as Duff was preparing to set foot on a rocky landscape of another sort: Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawai'i, where he would spend three years at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S
Duffield's story of his three-year tenure at the Hawaiin Vocano Observatory balances near-death experiences with lighthearted anecdotes and the science behind the lava." --Lara Caldwell, The Nature Conservancy . "Wendell A
Duffield received a PhD in geology from Stanford University in 1967. Wendell A. During the following three decades, he studied volcanoes around the world as an employee of the U.S. Duff teaches geology at Northern Arizona Unviersity, consults about geothermal energy, and writes books and magazine and newspaper articles for a general au
Gene J. Parola said Volcanoes for beginners. When I saw the cover of Chasing Lava, I had to pick it up.For many of us who live on the tops of these under seas volcanoes, the thought is never far away--How did it happen and are these dormant giants going to remain dormant? After all, dormant comes from the root word meaning to sleep. Sleeping things can awaken. Anyway, Duffield takes us by the hand and helps us to understand how they came to be. And he does so in a simple enough fashion and with enough humor and local color, to make the whole journey from th. "Trying to Understand Pele" according to A Customer. This is a wonderful book. It combines science, adventure, and the personal journal of a geologist who spent Trying to Understand Pele This is a wonderful book. It combines science, adventure, and the personal journal of a geologist who spent 3 years working with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It includes a major eruption, measuring the ups, downs, and side slips of Kilauea Volcano's surface, and watching the movements of the surface crust on a lava lake that mimics the dance of the Earth's tectonic plates. Trying to understand how active volcanoes work has captivated nearly all the scientists who have studied them, a. years working with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It includes a major eruption, measuring the ups, downs, and side slips of Kilauea Volcano's surface, and watching the movements of the surface crust on a lava lake that mimics the dance of the Earth's tectonic plates. Trying to understand how active volcanoes work has captivated nearly all the scientists who have studied them, a. Volcanoes everywhere moonlooker Wendell Duffield tells the tale of Hawaii's Volcanoes like no other. He masterfully mixes a biographical tale of moving to Hawaii and living here with his passion for studying volcanoes. The telling of both stories is infectious, you just can't put the book down. Even non-geologists will understand and appreciate how volcanoes are studies and why it's important to all of us.If you like this book you might also read "Volcanoes of Northern Arizona" and "When Pele Stirs" also by Wendell Duffield.