Links & Books

Links

Super-Eruptions: Global Effects and Future Threats
www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=Super1
The Geological Society offers a downloadable PDF file of its authoritative, well-illustrated report on supervolcanoes. Be sure to browse the rest of its extensive site for information on geology, climatology, and other Earth sciences.

Supervolcanoes Around the World
www.solcomhouse.com/yellowstone.htm
On this Web site, discover what makes a supervolcano tick and learn how future eruptions could affect all life on Earth.

Volcanoes and Climate Change
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Volcano/
Explore how large-scale volcanic eruptions can affect global climate in this article from NASA's Earth Observatory Web site.

Volcano World
volcano.und.edu
Well-designed and user-friendly, Volcano World is a comprehensive resource for the volcano enthusiast. Find volcanic parks around the world, read interviews with volcanologists, and watch streaming video of eruptions.

U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Site
volcanoes.usgs.gov
On this Web site from the U.S. Geological Survey, find information on volcanic activity around the world and learn the basic geological principles behind volcanoes.

Books

Volcanoes and the Earth's Interior: Readings from Scientific American
by Robert W. Decker and Barbara Decker. W.H. Freeman & Company, 1989.

Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change
by Richard V. Fisher, Grant Heiken, and Jeffrey Hulen. Princeton University Press, 1998.

Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Donald Theodore Sanders, and Robert D. Ballard. Princeton University Press, 2004.

The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
by Haraldur Sigurdsson et al. Academic Press, 1999.

Mystery of the Megavolcano

• The Next Big One
• Why Toba Matters
• A Supersized Volcano
• Blasts From the Past