| Natural Disasters Revised Edition Contributor(s): Abbott, Patrick Leon (Author), Abbott Patrick, Leon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0073040770 ISBN-13: 9780073040776 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math OUR PRICE: $117.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: This book focuses on natural disasters: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 904.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 8.64" W x 10.78" (2.45 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Focuses on natural disasters: how the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. This book is concerned with how the natural world operates and, in so doing, kills and maims humans and destroys their works. |