TY - BOOK AU - Abbott,Patrick L. TI - Natural disasters SN - 0073040770 AV - GB.5014. A11 PY - 2006/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - KW - Natural disasters N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005003495.html ER -