TY - BOOK AU - Abbott,Patrick L. TI - Natural disasters SN - 9780073376691 (soft copy : acidfree paper) AV - GB5014 .A24 2009 U1 - 904.5 22nd ed. PY - 2009/// CY - Dubuque, IA 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 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008030804.html ER -