Catastrophes!
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-shattering Disasters
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Format: Book
Description: 329 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
A paleontologist and geologist describes the human stories behind floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, discussing such specific events as the Mount St. Helens eruption and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Contents:
Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly?
ISBN:
9780801896927
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Disaster Pro | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Disaster Pro | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.