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  • Magma to Microbe

    Modeling Hydrothermal Processes at Oceanic Spreading Centers

    Edited by Robert P. Lowell, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Anna Metaxas, Michael R. Perfit ...
    Series Book 178 - Geophysical Monograph Series
    Magma to MicrobePublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 178.Hydrothermal systems at oceanic spreading centers reflect the complex interactions among transport, cooling and crystallization of magma, fluid circulation in the crust, tectonic processes, water-rock interaction, and the utilization of hydrothermal fluids as a metabolic energy ... Read more

    $163.99 CAD

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    The Eruption That Changed the World

    by Gillen D’Arcy Wood ...
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  • Waking the Giant

    How a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Twenty thousand years ago our planet was an icehouse. Temperatures were down six degrees; ice sheets kilometres thick buried much of Europe and North America and sea levels were 130m lower. The following 15 millennia saw an astonishing transformation as our planet metamorphosed into the temperate world upon which our civilisation has grown and thrived. One of the most dynamic periods in Earth ... Read more

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  • Strong in the Rain

    Surviving Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

    by Lucy Birmingham, David McNeill ...
    "A harrowing story of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster that turned Japan upside down . . . contemporary journalism and history at its finest." —Douglas Brinkley, New York Times– bestselling authorBlending history, science, and gripping storytelling, Strong in the Rain brings the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 and its immediate aftermath to life through the eyes of the men ... Read more

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  • Wave of Destruction

    The Stories of Four Families and History's Deadliest Tsunami

    by Erich Krauss ...
    This exquisitely written book puts a human face on the tragedy of 2004's Southeast Asian tsunami through the heartbreaking and heroic stories of four who survived this cataclysmic natural disaster.Erich Krauss arrived in the Thai village of Nam Keam on a relief truck 12 days after an underwater earthquake of unimaginable magnitude erupted across the ocean floor and unleashed a tsunami that ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • On Shaky Ground

    America's Earthquake Alert

    by John J. Nance ...
    A "gripping" **look at the massive disasters that could strike at any moment, from a New York Times–bestselling author ( San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle).Far beneath the earth's surface, great tectonic plates grind against one another with incredible pressure that must—inevitably—be released. Earthquakes manifest with little warning, upending buildings, shattering infrastructure, and unleashing ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Earth Materials

    Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology

    by Cornelis Klein, Anthony Philpotts ...
    This concise, accessible, market-leading textbook brings together the wide-ranging fundamentals students need to understand rocks and minerals, and shows them how they relate to the broader Earth, materials and environmental sciences. Designed specifically for one-semester courses, it is beautifully illustrated to explain the key concepts in mineralogy and petrology. This edition has been fully ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • The Earthquake Observers

    Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter

    by Deborah R. Coen ...
    Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet’s hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This knowledge rests not only on the recordings of seismographs but also on the observations of eyewitnesses to destruction. During the nineteenth century, a scientific description of an earthquake was built of stories—stories from as many people in as many situations as possible. Sometimes ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Quantitative Seismic Interpretation

    Applying Rock Physics Tools to Reduce Interpretation Risk

    by Per Avseth, Tapan Mukerji, Gary Mavko ...
    Quantitative Seismic Interpretation demonstrates how rock physics can be applied to predict reservoir parameters, such as lithologies and pore fluids, from seismically derived attributes. The authors provide an integrated methodology and practical tools for quantitative interpretation, uncertainty assessment, and characterization of subsurface reservoirs using well-log and seismic data. They ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

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    by Anita Ganeri ...
    Series series Nature's Fury
    Written in British English, Volcano! describes how and why volcanic eruptions occur. ... Read more

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  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

    by Myron G. Best ...
    Igneous and metamorphic petrology has over the last twenty years expanded rapidly into a broad, multifaceted and increasingly quantitative science. Advances in geochemistry, geochronology, and geophysics, as well as the appearance of new analytical tools, have all contributed to new ways of thinking about the origin and evolution of magmas, and the processes driving metamorphism.This book is ... Read more

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  • Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau

    by Manuel Berberian ...
    Series Book 17 - Developments in Earth Surface Processes
    Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau is a comprehensive and well-illustrated multi-disciplinary research work that analyzes the human and physical aspects of the active faults and large-magnitude earthquakes since ancient times on the Iranian Plateau. The long-term historical, archaeological, and sociological record of earthquakes discussed here gives insight into ... Read more

    $151.99 CAD