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             Links   
            U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Programvolcanoes.usgs.gov/
 The USGS offers a volcano-related Web site that is full of
              information, from facts and photographs of historical eruptions to
              live video from "volcano-cams" positioned around the world.
 
 
            Volcanoes Onlinelibrary.thinkquest.org/17457/english.html
 Learn how plate tectonics work, test your knowledge of volcanoes
              with a quiz, familiarize yourself with the technologies
              volcanologists use to predict volcanic activity, and more.
 
 
            Volcano Livewww.volcanolive.com
 This hugely popular site run by volcano expert John Search offers
              hundreds of pages of volcano facts, photographs, maps, travel
              tips, volcano science, and learning activities.
 
 
            Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Pagewww.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/
 Michigan Tech's volcano Web site was one of the first Internet
              volcano resources. It still offers a regularly updated compendium
              of volcano information, with a focus on predicting eruptions and
              mitigating volcano hazards.
 
 
            Volcano Worldvolcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
 Browse articles on volcanoes written by scientists and
              journalists from around the globe, ask a volcanologist a question,
              and get daily information on current eruptions.
 
 
 
             Books   
            Encyclopedia of Volcanoes by Haraldur Sigurdsson et al,
            eds. New York: Academic Press, 1999.
 With 82 articles on various volcano topics, an extensive glossary
              and bibliography, and hundreds of color photographs and
              illustrations, this book likely contains everything you ever
              wanted to know about volcanoes.
 
 
            Modern Global Seismology by Thorne Lay and Terry C.
            Wallace, eds. New York: Academic Press, 1995.
 This introduction to the science of seismology presents a broad
              overview of the field and its history. Despite the complex math
              and theory behind seismology, Lay and Wallace present information
              in easily understood terms.
 
 
            No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at
              Galeras and Nevado del Ruiz
            by Victoria Bruce. New York: Harper Collins, 2001.
 Victoria Bruce, geologist and science journalist, presents the
              stories of two tragic eruptions in Colombia, both of which are
              depicted in the NOVA program "Volcano's Deadly Warning."
 
 
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