Natural disasters /
Abbott, Patrick L.
Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott. - 3rd edition. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2002. - x, 422 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents
1 Energy Sources of Disasters
2 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
3 Basic Principles of Earthquake Geology and Seismology
4 Some Earthquakes in Western North America
5 More United States and Canadian Earthquakes
6 Volcanoes
7 Volcanism and Plate Tectonics
8 Mass Movements
9 Climate Change
10 Severe Weather
11 Hurricanes and the Coastline
12 Floods
13 Fire
14 The Great Dyings
15 Impacts with Space Objects
16 Population Growth
Includes bibliographical references.
0072428651 9780072428650
00069935
Natural disasters.
904.5 / ABB
Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott. - 3rd edition. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2002. - x, 422 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents
1 Energy Sources of Disasters
2 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
3 Basic Principles of Earthquake Geology and Seismology
4 Some Earthquakes in Western North America
5 More United States and Canadian Earthquakes
6 Volcanoes
7 Volcanism and Plate Tectonics
8 Mass Movements
9 Climate Change
10 Severe Weather
11 Hurricanes and the Coastline
12 Floods
13 Fire
14 The Great Dyings
15 Impacts with Space Objects
16 Population Growth
Includes bibliographical references.
0072428651 9780072428650
00069935
Natural disasters.
904.5 / ABB