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010 _a 2005003495
020 _a0073040770
035 _a(OCoLC)ocm57722528
035 _a(NNC)6365732
035 _a(OCoLC)57722528
040 _aLC
_cLC
_bEng.
_dLC
042 _apcc
050 0 0 _aGB.5014.
_bA11
100 1 _aAbbott, Patrick L.
245 1 0 _aNatural disasters
_c/Patrick L. Abbott.
250 _a5th ed.
260 _aBoston
_bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education
_c2006
300 _axvii, 496P.
_bill. (some color.), maps (some color.)
_c28cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _g1.
_tNatural disasters and the human population --
_g2.
_tEnergy flows in earth history and natural disasters --
_g3.
_tPlate tectonics and earthquakes --
_g4.
_tBasic principles of earthquake geology, seismology, and tsunami --
_g5.
_tSome earthquakes in western North America --
_g6.
_tMore U.S. and Canadian earthquakes --
_g7.
_tVolcanic eruptions: plate tectonics and magmas --
_g8.
_tVolcano case histories: killer events --
_g9.
_tMass movements --
_g10.
_tAtmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change --
_g11.
_tShort-term climate change and severe weather --
_g12.
_tHurricanes and the coastline --
_g13.
_tHurricanes and the coastline --
_g14.
_tFire --
_g15.
_tThe great dyings --
_g16.
_tImpacts with space objects.
600 _2Physical geography
_xNatural disasters
650 0 _aNatural disasters.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005003495.html
942 _2lcc
_cBK