Volcanoes are grouped into four types: cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes and lava volcanoes. Cinder cones are circular or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single ...

Dramatic photographs, pop-ups, and flaps join with informative charts and sidebars to explore volcanic eruptions. Readers learn about different types of volcanoes, their features, and what causes them ...

Some volcanoes, such as the Cascade volcanoes up in Washington and Oregon, are of the type called a stratovolcano. These steep volcanoes sometimes erupt explosively and other times have calmer lava ...

The detailed archive will provide interesting insights into Antarctica's ice dynamics and weather patterns.