Synopses & Reviews
Praise for the previous edition:
An excellent geological resource.- School Library Journal
Erickson masterfully...intrigue s] the reader with...thorough accounts of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tidal waves in all corners of the world...- Booklist
A work of wide appeal.- CHOICE
This revised edition of Quakes
Synopsis
Throughout history, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, and other catastrophic activities have demonstrated nature's inexplicable power. Quakes, Eruptions, and Other Geologic Cataclysms provides up-to-date coverage of the processes that produce natural catastrophes.