Hyndman, Donald <br/><br/>
Natural hazards and disasters / 
by Donald Hyndman& David Hyndman. 
 - 3rd ed./ 
 - USA ;  Belmont, Calif. :  Brooks/Cole,  c2011. 
 - xx, 571 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780538737548: 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NATURAL DISASTERS.<br/>DISASTERS<br/>ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT<br/>EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551  / HYN/N