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Quakes, eruptions, and other geologic cataclysms : revealing the earth's hazards / Jon Erickson ; foreword [by] Alexander E. Gates.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Facts on File science library | Erickson, Jon, Living earth ; Publication details: New York : Facts On File, c2001.Edition: Rev. edDescription: x, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 081604516X (alk. paper)
  • 081604726X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 550 21
  • 551.7 21
LOC classification:
  • GB5014 .E75 2001
Partial contents:
Ch. 1. The dynamic earth: plate tectonic activity -- Ch. 2. Earthquakes: the shaking of the ground -- Ch. 3. Volcanic eruptions: the ventng of the earth -- Ch.4. Earth movements: the failure of slope materials -- Ch. 5. Catastrophic collapse: the sinking of the land -- Ch. 6. Floods: river overflows -- Ch. 7. Dust storms: sand in motion -- Ch. 8. Glaciers: ice on the run -- Ch. 9. Impact cratering: cosmic invasion of the earth -- Ch. 10. Mass extinctions: the loss of life.
Subject: We live on a dynamic planet. The Earth is capable of imposing many distinct hazards on us; devastating earthquakes, violent volcanoes, and other catastrophic geologic activities destroy property and take human lives. This revised edition has been substantially updated since first published nearly a decade ago.
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Reference Reference Australian Emergency Management Library BOOK R 551.7 ERI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 900177694

Natural disasters.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-294) and index.

Ch. 1. The dynamic earth: plate tectonic activity -- Ch. 2. Earthquakes: the shaking of the ground -- Ch. 3. Volcanic eruptions: the ventng of the earth -- Ch.4. Earth movements: the failure of slope materials -- Ch. 5. Catastrophic collapse: the sinking of the land -- Ch. 6. Floods: river overflows -- Ch. 7. Dust storms: sand in motion -- Ch. 8. Glaciers: ice on the run -- Ch. 9. Impact cratering: cosmic invasion of the earth -- Ch. 10. Mass extinctions: the loss of life.

We live on a dynamic planet. The Earth is capable of imposing many distinct hazards on us; devastating earthquakes, violent volcanoes, and other catastrophic geologic activities destroy property and take human lives. This revised edition has been substantially updated since first published nearly a decade ago.

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