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Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott.

By: Abbott, Patrick LMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill, c2009. Edition: 7th edDescription: xvii, 526 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN: 9780073376691 (soft copy : acidfree paper); 0073376698 (hard copy : acidfree paper)Subject(s): Natural disastersDDC classification: 904.5 LOC classification: GB5014 | .A24 2009Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
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 US 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.
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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 US 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.

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