This manual details "Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens," a non-fiction work by Steve Olson published by W. W. Norton & Company on March 3, 2016. The book offers a riveting history of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens in the early 1980s, describing how the mountain blew off its top, devastating hundreds of square miles. It delves into the volcanology of the event, the economic factors involved, and the fraught relationship between humanity and nature. The narrative includes personal stories and mentions the 57 fatalities, highlighting the eruption's profound impact on volcanic science and its classification within Earth Sciences, Nature, and Social Science categories.
This EPUB document, written in English, comprises 288 pages and serves as an informational and historical account. It aims to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the Mount St. Helens eruption, its scientific implications, and its human toll. The manual's purpose is to educate and inform, offering a detailed look at a significant geological event and its aftermath.
A riveting history of the Mount St. Helens eruption that will "long stand as a classic of descriptive narrative" (Simon Winchester).
For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings from Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington State. Still, no one was prepared when a cataclysmic eruption blew the top off of the mountain, laying waste to hundreds of square miles of land and killing fifty-seven people. Steve Olson interweaves vivid personal stories with the history, science, and economic forces that influenced the fates and futures of those around the volcano. Eruption delivers a spellbinding narrative of an event that changed the course of volcanic science, and an epic tale of our fraught relationship with the natural world.
Author: Olson, Steve
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
Pages: 00288 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-03-03
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780393242799
Category: Science : Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism
Category: Nature : Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Category: Social Science : Disasters & Disaster Relief
A riveting history of the Mount St. Helens eruption that will "long stand as a classic of descriptive narrative" (Simon Winchester).
For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings from Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington State. Still, no one was prepared when a cataclysmic eruption blew the top off of the mountain, laying waste to hundreds of square miles of land and killing fifty-seven people. Steve Olson interweaves vivid personal stories with the history, science, and economic forces that influenced the fates and futures of those around the volcano. Eruption delivers a spellbinding narrative of an event that changed the course of volcanic science, and an epic tale of our fraught relationship with the natural world.
Author: Olson, Steve
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
Pages: 00288 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-03-03
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780393242799
Category: Science : Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism
Category: Nature : Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Category: Social Science : Disasters & Disaster Relief
