Living with Volcanic Risk in the Cascades
Author : Daniel Dzurisin
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Volcanic hazard analysis
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Author : Daniel Dzurisin
Publisher :
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Volcanic hazard analysis
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,76 MB
Release : 1998*
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Page : pages
File Size : 49,61 MB
Release : 1998
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Author : Richard Hill
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 48,14 MB
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1493083899
The majestic Cascade Mountains serve as the centerpiece for the Northwest's renowned beauty, with their rugged, snow-capped peaks drawing thousands of visitors to their flanks each summer. Several of the region's national parks are centered on these mountains, including North Cascades National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, and Crater Lake National Park. Underlying their elegance, however, is the disquieting fact that the range's major peaks are potentially hazardous volcanoes. On average, two eruptions occur per century. In the last century, explosive eruptions at Lassen Peak and Mount St. Helens left onlookers in awe. This easy-to-understand book provides residents and visitors with a good understanding of each peak's distinctive nature and how the volcanoes are linked by their geologic underpinnings. Accessible prose by award-winning science writer Richard L. Hill, paired with clear illustrations and photographs, show each peak's individual characteristics, as well as the plate processes at work beneath them.
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Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Geological mapping
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Page : pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Rainier, Mount (Wash.)
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Author : U.S. Geodynamics Committee
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 1994-01-15
Category : Nature
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This volume develops a research plan to study and monitor Mount Rainier, an active Cascade volcano located about 35 km southeast of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. The book also addresses issues of communication and coordination among geoscientists, social scientists, planners, and responsible authorities, so that research results can be used to support hazard reduction efforts.
Author : Carolyn L. Driedger
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 48,24 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Lahars
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Author : Patricia Erfurt-Cooper
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1849775184
There are over 1300 active volcanoes worldwide and many more dormant or extinct. Some are developed as tourist destinations; others are not, but have great potential. Mount Fuji in Japan attracts over 100 million visitors per year and has immense cultural and spiritual significance, while a number of volcanic areas in national parks, for example Teide in Spain, Yellowstone in the US, Vesuvius in Italy and Tongariro in New Zealand, attract between one to four million tourists each year. In the last decade the designation of nearly 50 geoparks around the world has highlighted their potential for tourism development.This book provides the first global review and assessment of the sustainable use of active and dormant volcanic and geothermal environments for geotourism. The volcano-based tourism sector is further augmented through a closely linked range of geothermal resources and attractions, such as geysers and hot springs, which are discussed in detail throughout individual chapters covering all key volcanic and geothermal regions around the world. It is shown that volcano and geothermal tourism is a subsection of nature-based geotourism and incorporates a variety of other tourism categories such as adventure tourism, extreme tourism, ecotourism, green tourism, educational tourism, and hot spring tourism. This comprehensive book covers the most important issues of this growing tourism sector whilst incorporating relevant global research, making it an essential resource for all in the field.Includes colour plates.
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Lassen Peak (Calif.)
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