Volcanoes
Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this topic, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the other keywords to see resources sorted by alternative topics.
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NASA Earth Observatory |
Photo archive of remote-sensing images. Links with Global Volcanism Project. Geology only a small part of the collection; also good for... |
Remote-sensing, Volcanoes, Atmosphere, oceans | view |
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OBSERVATIONS ON MOUNT VESUVIUS, MOUNT ETNA, AND OTHER VOLCANOS |
This link takes you a website where you can access OBSERVATIONS ON MOUNT VESUVIUS, MOUNT ETNA, AND OTHER VOLCANOS: IN A SERIES OF LETTERS,... |
Volcanoes, Vesuvius, Etna, Sir William Hamilton, 18th century, Collectors | view |
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Your Planet Earth |
A series of powerpoint presentations designed for schoolteachers, but also suitable for adults studying introductory geology. This is part of an... |
Volcanoes, Dinosaurs, Natural hazards, Plate tectonics, Climate change, Oil and gas, Geological time, Rocks, Minerals, Ice ages, History of life, Evolution | view |
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Volcanic hazards |
An Open University course on various hazards posed by different types of volcanic eruption, illustrated by examples from recent eruptions. |
Mountain building, Volcanoes, Geological hazards | view |
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Geology.com. News and information about geology. |
Go to Articles on top bar, to get a wide range of descriptive articles with illustrations, e.g. minerals, rocks, fossils, and much more. I... |
Minerals, Fossils, Rocks, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Geological time, Plate tectonics, Climate change | view |
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THE MINOAN ERUPTION OF SANTORINI |
An interesting article "Reconstructing A Catastrophe: The Minoan Eruption Of Santorini". The Late Bronze Age eruption is sometimes linked to (a)... |
Atlantis, Santorini, Thera, Late Bronze Age Eruption, Plato's 'Critias', Plato's 'Kritias', Plato's 'Timaeus', Plato's 'Timaios', Archaeology, Volcanoes, Pseudoarchaeology, Pseudoscience | view |
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United States Geological Survey |
This is one of many USGS websites. Here you will find links to numerous web pages provided by USGS and the Smithsonian Institution. |
Plate tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Fossils | view |
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SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON: CAMPI PHLEGRAEI |
This link takes you to useful images and text concerning Sir William Hamilton's Campi Phlegraei. |
Campi Phlegraei, Sir William Hamilton, Volcanoes, Naples, Vesuvius | view |
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Geological Society of London |
Photo library, explanations and examples of geological phenomena, links to publications. Although the Geological Society serves the... |
Rocks, Earthquakes, Volcanoes | view |
