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Volcanoes epitomise nature’s powerful forces of destruction and creation. From ancient times they have been both revered and feared, and today are still a source of curiosity and awe. More than 500 million people live in areas exposed to volcanic risks. Where can you find volcanoes? What causes volcanoes? Use our recommended website to explore this topic further.
Check out the permanent exhibit on volcanoes at the Auckland Museum.
The current volcanic unrest at Mt St Helens is proving to be a magnet for volcano watchers everywhere. Check out the daily volcano updates provided by the United States Geological Survey and view the volcanocam.
Mount Ruapehu lahar - 18 March 2007
View the TV3 video footage of the long-predicted lahar. What is a lahar?
What is a supervolcano? View a virtual creation of the Yellowstone caldera, and check out the documentary Supervolcano from our DVD collection.
Yellowstone is not the only supervolcano in the world. Where are the others?
What do the scientists have to say about media interest at Yellowstone National Park?
If you are interested in volcanoes, have you thought about becoming a volcanologist? Read what this American scientist has to say.
Shelf (Dewey) numbers for browsing books:
- 363.3495 Emergency management
- 551.21 Volcanoes
- 904 Disasters
To find books about volcanoes, search the catalogue. You can also try these selected searches:
To do a broader search, select a keyword search in the catalogue and shorten your search term by using a double asterisk e.g. volcan** (this allows any number of letters to follow the search term). Some books can be found in other areas of the library, depending on their main subject focus, e.g. travel information. For information about a specific volcano, you can also search by the volcano's name e.g. Krakatoa. There have been novels written around volcano themes. You can find these in the catalogue using the subject volcanoes fiction.
 Recommended reading:
Dick Thompson
Volcano cowboys: the rocky evolution of a dangerous science
An exciting narrative of the birth of modern volcanology. Includes the eruptions of Mount St Helens and Mount Pinatubo.
 Encyclopedia of volcanoes
A more technical publication. A comprehensive collection of articles on all aspects of volcanism penned by the world's leading volcanologists.
Richard V. Fisher
Out of the crater: chronicles of a volcanologist
During his career as a lecturer and research scientist specialising in pyroclastic flows, Richard Fisher has visited volcanoes all over the world. He documents his experiences in this highly readable book.
Jelle Zeilinger de Boer
Volcanoes in human history: the far-reaching effects of major eruptions
Maurice Krafft
Volcanoes: fire from the earth
Journals about volcanoes
To find, search the catalogue using the keywords volcanoes periodicals. You can also find articles about volcanoes by searching databases in our Digital Library.
Videos or DVDs on volcanoes can be found in a variety of ways:
- search the catalogue for volcanoes using the “Advanced Search“ option. Choose a suitable subject term e.g. volcanoes and select DVD or Video from the “Material Type“ listing.
- by browsing on the video and DVD stands in Central City Library under the “DVDs: Documentaries” and “Videos: Doc.- Nature and science” categories.
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Volcano tourism
Have you ever wanted to visit a volcano? Where can you find volcanoes? Check out this web page for Volcano adventure travel for some tour options.
Or have a look at these titles for self-guided tours:
International
 New Zealand
Northland/Auckland
 Central North Island
South Island
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 Did you know?
- Our online Library Shop stocks Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter's 1859 geological map of Auckland, and prints and photographs of early Auckland.
- Auckland City Libraries has a large photograph collection, including early scenes of Auckland before major development and alteration of the landscape took place.
 Look at this early image of Mt Albert (Owairaka) or Three Kings. View Heritage Images Online and search the database. Try using these keywords to search for images relating to volcanoes: mountain*, volcan*, craters, quarries, thermal. Also search using the names of individual mountains eg Mount Albert, Mount Eden. (Note that Mount needs to be spelled out in full).
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