Therefore, the directory condenses information on the location of volcanoes, geographic data, morphology, activity status and known eruptive history.
The overall effect makes for fascinating browsing for anyone interested in volcanoes.
Thus, single eruptions in single years may or may not have been the kind of volcanoes needed to affect the worldwide climate.
The book lists 389 volcanoes known to have been active this century and these are designated by solid red triangles on the directory maps.
They likely represent the deepest levels of the submerged intra-oceanic shield volcanoes.
However, it is possible that some of these volcanoes created hitherto unrecognized islands that may have provided short-lived refugia for terrestrial organisms.
I recommend this exceptional case study to all those interested in volcanoes and their hazards: from amateurs to professionals, teachers to administrators.
Thirdly, and finally, there is no discussion of the major volcano-tectonic features and the debris avalanche deposits of the major volcanoes.
