Return to Volcano Town : Reassessing the 1937-1943 Volcanic Eruptions at Rabaul

Return to Volcano Town Reassessing the 1937-1943 Volcanic Eruptions at Rabaul

Wally Johnson and Neville Threlfall re-examine the explosive volcanic eruptions that in 1937-43 killed more than 500 people in the Rabaul area of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, R. W. (-)
Other Authors: Threlfall, Neville A.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra : ANU Press 2023.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Pacific Series
Subjects:
Volcanism > Papua New Guinea > Rabaul.
Volcanic eruptions > Papua New Guinea > Rabaul > History > 20th century.
Emergency management > Papua New Guinea > Rabaul.
Éruptions volcaniques > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Rabaul > Histoire > 20e siècle.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803439406719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Towards an unsanctioned capital
  • 2. Australia takes possession of the at-risk capital
  • 3. Coping with the unexpected: the 1937 eruptions
  • 4. Results of geological and volcanological investigations
  • 5. World War II and the Tavurvur eruptions of 1941-43
  • 6. Rebuilding Rabaul and re-establishing the observatory, 1945-69
  • 7. Geophysical unrest: build-up to another eruption, 1970-94
  • 8. Eruptions of 1994-2014
  • 9. Aftermath of the 1994 Twin Eruptions
  • Epilogue.

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