Description: About this productProduct InformationNatural Disasters, 7e 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.Product IdentifiersPublisherMcGraw-Hill Higher EducationISBN-100073376698ISBN-139780073376691eBay Product ID (ePID)66984218Product Key FeaturesFormatTrade PaperbackPublication Year2008LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight2.4 OzWidth8.5in.Height0.8in.Length10.8in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition22Table of Content1 Natural Disasters and the Human Population 2 Energy Flows in Earth History and Natural Disasters 3 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes 4 Earthquake Geology and Seismology 5 Tsunami 6 Some Earthquakes in Western North America 7 Earthquakes in Continental US and Canada plus Hawaii 8 Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas 9 Volcano Case Histories: Killer Events 10 Mass Movements 11 Weather and Tornadoes 12 Climate Change 13 Hurricanes and the Coastline 14 Floods 15 Fire 16 The Great Dyings 17 Impacts with Space Objects Glossary Credits IndexIllustratedYesDewey Decimal904/.5Target AudienceCollege AudienceCopyright Date2009AuthorPatrick Leon AbbottEdition Number7Lc Classification NumberGb5014.A24 2009Lccn2008-030804
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Number of Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Natural Disasters
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication Year: 2008
Subject: Natural Disasters, Earth Sciences / Geology
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 2.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Science
Author: Patrick Leon Abbott
Item Length: 10.8 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback