Natural disasters /
Abbott, Patrick L.
Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott. - 6th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2008. - xvii, 510 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Natural disasters and the human population -- Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters -- Plate tectonics and earthquakes -- Earthquake geology and Seismology -- Tsunami -- Some earthquakes in western North America -- More U.S. and Canadian earthquakes -- Volcanic eruptions : plate tectonics and magmas -- Volcano case histories : killer events -- Mass movements -- Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change -- Short-term climate change and severe weather -- Hurricanes and the coastline -- Floods -- Fire -- The great dyings -- Impacts with space objects.
9780073050348 (hard copy : alk. paper)
Natural disasters.
GB5014 / .A22 2008 CIRC
Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott. - 6th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2008. - xvii, 510 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Natural disasters and the human population -- Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters -- Plate tectonics and earthquakes -- Earthquake geology and Seismology -- Tsunami -- Some earthquakes in western North America -- More U.S. and Canadian earthquakes -- Volcanic eruptions : plate tectonics and magmas -- Volcano case histories : killer events -- Mass movements -- Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change -- Short-term climate change and severe weather -- Hurricanes and the coastline -- Floods -- Fire -- The great dyings -- Impacts with space objects.
9780073050348 (hard copy : alk. paper)
Natural disasters.
GB5014 / .A22 2008 CIRC