Project Gutenberg 2014-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 193 Tilling, Robert I. 1935 Tilling, R. I. (Robert I.) Volcanoes Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Volcanoes" by Robert I. Tilling is a scientific publication produced in the late 20th century. This book covers the nature, mechanisms, and hazards associated with volcanoes across the globe, illustrating their dual role as creators and destroyers within Earth's geological landscape. It serves as an informative resource about volcanic activity and its implications for both the environment and human life. The content delves into various aspects of volcanology, starting from the geological formation and characteristics of different types of volcanoes—such as cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes, and lava domes—to the types of eruptions and their behaviors. Tilling emphasizes the importance of studying volcanoes for monitoring their activity and predicting eruptions, as illustrated by historical events like the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. The book also discusses the relationship between volcanoes and human settlements, highlighting the need for communities living near volcanoes to understand and prepare for volcanic hazards. Through a detailed examination of volcanic processes, Tilling presents an integrated view of how volcanoes shape not only the Earth’s surface but also human civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Volcanoes QE Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Environmental Issues 110234 2025-08-19T04:00:27.766519 text/html 84053 2024-10-24T10:53:33 text/html 3948065 2025-08-19T04:00:33.116485 application/epub+zip 3948655 2025-08-19T04:00:29.976477 application/epub+zip 97420 2025-08-19T04:00:28.821503 application/epub+zip 3991767 2025-08-19T04:00:35.075676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3971742 2025-08-19T04:00:31.843490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126951 2022-09-21T10:15:42.433460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77304 2025-08-19T04:00:27.017501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57593 2024-10-24T10:53:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15811 2025-08-19T04:00:35.226459 application/rdf+xml 17517 2025-08-19T04:00:28.912492 image/jpeg 3302 2025-08-19T04:00:28.867507 image/jpeg 3638782 2025-08-19T04:00:27.904507 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog