TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gates,Alexander E.
AU  - Ritchie,David
TI  - Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes /Alexander E. Gates and David Ritchie.
SN  - 9780816071203
AV  - QE521 .E539 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Checkmark Books
KW  - Volcanoes
KW  - Encyclopedias
N1  - Ritchie's name appears first on the previous edition; 1 (pages 313-315) and index; Preface : an essay on plate tectonics --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Entries A-Z --; Appendix A. Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions --; Appendix B. Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes --; Appendix C. Further reading and Web sites --; Appendix D. The deadliest earthquakes --; Appendix E. The deadliest volcanoes --; Appendix F. The highest magnitude earthquakes --; Appendix G. The frequency of occurrence of earthquakes --; Appendix H. Magnitude volume ground motion and energy; 2
N2  - Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms
ER  -