From Philip's Encyclopedia 2008 - Credo Reference
With the Iceland’s volcanoes in the news you may be wondering how volcanoes work. The Virtual Library has many online resources to help you learn more about volcanoes. Here are a few resources to get you started:
- Credo Reference - Earth’s Volcanoes and Eruptions: An Overview from the Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
- Credo Reference – The Greeks did not have a word for volcanoes, nor did the Romans (“volcano” is Italian, from Latin Vulcanus the god), but they were both very familiar with them. (From A Dictionary of Literary Symbols)
- How volcanoes are formed from Philip’s Encyopedia 2008 in Credo Reference
- U*X*L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters. Ed. Jeffrey Hunter. Vol. 4: Optical Effects to Wildfire. Detroit: UXL, 2008. p587-615.
- Kids InfoBits – Volcanoes – great for younger students; includes books, magazines, newspaper articles and images.
- MTU Volcanoes Pages – lots of resources about volcanoes including volcano humor!
For more resources visit Databases A-Z.
