Natural disasters
By: Patrick L. Abbott.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dubuque, IA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780073376691
Subjects: Natural disasters
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Natural disasters and the human population; title: Energy flows in Earth history and natural disasters; title: Plate tectonics and earthquakes; title: Earthquake geology and seismology; title: Tsunami; title: Some earthquakes in western North America; title: More US and Canadian earthquakes; title: Volcanic eruptions: plate tectonics and magmas; title: Volcano case histories: killer events; title: Mass movements; title: Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change; title: Short-term climate change and severe weather; title: Hurricanes and the coastline; title: Floods; title: Fire; title: The great dyings; title: Impacts with space objects.