Abbott, Patrick L., author.

Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott. - Eleventh edition. - New York, New York : McGraw-Hill Education, c2020. - xv, 511 pages, I-13 : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.

1 - Natural Disasters and the Human Population - 2 - Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics - 3 - Earthquake Geology and Seismology - 4 - Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes - 5 - Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada - 6 - Volcanic Eruptions : Plate Tectonics and Magmas - 7 - Volcano case Histories : Killer Events - 8 - Tsunami Versus Wind-Causes Waves - 9 - External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate - 10 - Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold - 11 - Hurricanes - 12 - Climate Change - 13 - Floods - 14 - Wildlife - 15 - Mass Movements - 16 - Coastal Processes and Hazards - 17 - Impacts with Space Objects - 18 - The Great Dyings


In English text.

9781260566048


Natural disasters.

GB 5014 / A23 2020

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