TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abbott,Patrick L.
TI  - Natural disasters
SN  - 9780073050348 (hard copy : alk. paper)
AV  - GB5014 .A22 2008 CIRC
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Natural disasters
N1  - 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
ER  -