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Chasing Lava: A Geologist's Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory - Softcover

Duffield, Wendell A.

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Synopsis

A lively account of the three years (1969-1972) spent by geologist Wendell Duffield working at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at Kilauea, one of the world's more active volcanoes. Abundantly illustrated in b&w and color, with line drawings and maps, as well. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

Wendell A. Duffield received a PhD in geology from Stanford University in 1967. During the following three decades, he studied volcanoes around the world as an employee of the U.S. Geological Survey. Duff teaches geology at Northern Arizona Unviersity, consults about geothermal energy, and writes books and magazine and newspaper articles for a general audienceDuff and his wife, Anne, their dog (Pele), and cat (Marza) spend summers in the beautiful lake country of northwestern Wisconsin and winters in mild Flagstaff, Arizona.

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