"At 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." Twenty-three thousand people died in the 1985 eruption of Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz. Today, more than one billion people worldwide live in volcanic danger zones. In this riveting nonfiction book-filled with spectacular photographs and sidebars-Rusch reveals the perilous, adrenaline-fueled, life-saving work of an international volcano crisis team (VDAP) and the sleeping giants they study, from Colombia to the Philippines, from Chile to Indonesia.
| ISBN: | 9780547503509 |
| Publication date: | 18th June 2013 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Rusch, Tom Uhlman |
| Publisher: | Clarion Books an imprint of HMH Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 76 pages |
| Series: | Scientists in the Field |
| Genres: |
The Natural World |
Today, more than one billion people worldwide live in volcanic danger zones. In this riveting nonfiction book-filled with spectacular photographs and sidebars-Rusch reveals the perilous, adrenaline-fueled, life-saving work of an international volcano crisis team (VDAP) and the sleeping giants they study, from Colombia to the Philippines, from Chile to Indonesia.
Eruption! features in the following genres: The Natural World
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Eruption! was written by Elizabeth Rusch, Tom Uhlman and published by Clarion Books an imprint of HMH Books
Eruption! has 76 pages
Yes it is part of Scientists in the Field series