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Natural disasters /Patrick L. Abbott.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston McGraw-Hill Higher Education 2006Edition: 5th edDescription: xvii, 496P. ill. (some color.), maps (some color.) 28cmISBN:
  • 0073040770
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GB.5014. A11
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Contents:
1. Natural disasters and the human population -- 2. Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters -- 3. Plate tectonics and earthquakes -- 4. Basic principles of earthquake geology, seismology, and tsunami -- 5. Some earthquakes in western North America -- 6. More U.S. and Canadian earthquakes -- 7. Volcanic eruptions: plate tectonics and magmas -- 8. Volcano case histories: killer events -- 9. Mass movements -- 10. Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change -- 11. Short-term climate change and severe weather -- 12. Hurricanes and the coastline -- 13. Hurricanes and the coastline -- 14. Fire -- 15. The great dyings -- 16. Impacts with space objects.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Nyankpala Central Library General Stacks GB5014 A11 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available NYK-011611000739
Books Books Nyankpala Central Library General Stacks GB5014 A12 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available NYK-011611000992
Books Books Nyankpala Central Library General Stacks GB5014 A13 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available NYK-011611000991

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Natural disasters and the human population -- 2. Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters -- 3. Plate tectonics and earthquakes -- 4. Basic principles of earthquake geology, seismology, and tsunami -- 5. Some earthquakes in western North America -- 6. More U.S. and Canadian earthquakes -- 7. Volcanic eruptions: plate tectonics and magmas -- 8. Volcano case histories: killer events -- 9. Mass movements -- 10. Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change -- 11. Short-term climate change and severe weather -- 12. Hurricanes and the coastline -- 13. Hurricanes and the coastline -- 14. Fire -- 15. The great dyings -- 16. Impacts with space objects.

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