Natural hazards and disasters / by Donald Hyndman& David Hyndman.
By: Hyndman, Donald [author].
Contributor(s): Hyndman, David [Joint author].
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TextPublisher: 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 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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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