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Central Library - Vidyasagar University

“Education does not only mean learning, reading, writing, and arithmetic,

it should provide a comprehensive knowledge”

-Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar


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Natural hazards and disasters / by Donald Hyndman& David Hyndman.

By: Hyndman, Donald [author].
Contributor(s): Hyndman, David [Joint author].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: USA ; Belmont, Calif. : Brooks/Cole, c2011Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xx, 571 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780538737548:.Subject(s): NATURAL DISASTERS | DISASTERS | ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTDDC classification: 551
Contents:
Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake prediction and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes: tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes: hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Climate change and weather related to hazards -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor'easters -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Wildfires -- Impact of asteroids and comets -- The future: where do we go from here?
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Library Annex (Ground Floor) 		551 HYN/N (Browse shelf) 1 Available 100652

Includes index.

Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake prediction and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes: tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes: hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Climate change and weather related to hazards -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor'easters -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Wildfires -- Impact of asteroids and comets -- The future: where do we go from here?

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