Der international renommierte Vulkanologe Hans-Ulrich Schmincke hat sein bewährtes Standardwerk grundlegend überarbeitet. Alle, die sich für Vulkane interessieren, werden an dieser Darstellung des Phänomens Vulkanismus nicht vorbei kommen.
The Canary Islands, one of the largest volcanic archipelagoes in the world, harbor the greatest variety of volcanic landforms, emplacement processes and lava compositions anywhere. They represent unique volcanological field textbooks. Major features include spectacular calderas and great ash flow fields, impressive landslide scars and giant debris avalanche deposits. All Canary Islands, some having emerged above sea level 15 to 20 million years ago, are still going strong. Holocene and historic eruptions characterize all 7 volcanic islands except one. Schmincke and Sumita are world authorities on the Canary Islands with 40 years of research experience onshore and offshore including the only major drilling campaign into the flanks of an oceanic island. They present an up-to-date discussion of the geological evolution of the Canaries including an in-depth comparison with the Hawaiian Islands the other endmember of oceanic archipelagoes. The book is superbly illustrated with 220 color graphs and photographs.