Synopses & Reviews
Natural Disasters, 7th edition, focuses on how the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. It is concerned with how the natural world operates and, in so doing, kills and maims humans and destroys their works. Throughout the book, certain themes are maintained:
energy sources underlying disasters plate tectonics and climate change; earth processes operating in rock, water, and atmosphere; significance of geologic time; complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously; detailed and readable case studies.About the Author
Pat Abbott is a professor at San Diego State University
Table of Contents
1 Natural Disasters and the Human Population2 Energy Flows in Earth History and Natural Disasters3 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes4 Earthquake Geology and Seismology5 Tsunami6 Some Earthquakes in Western North America7 Earthquakes in Continental US and Canada plus Hawaii8 Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas9 Volcano Case Histories: Killer Events10 Mass Movements11 Weather and Tornadoes12 Climate Change13 Hurricanes and the Coastline14 Floods15 Fire16 The Great Dyings17 Impacts with Space Objects
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