Natural Disasters

Author:   Lee Davis
Publisher:   Facts On File Inc
Edition:   Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780816070008


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   30 June 2008
Format:   Hardback
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"This is an updated guide to natural disasters around the world. """"Natural Disasters, New Edition"""" provides a comprehensive survey of the natural calamities that have ravaged mankind and altered the course of human history.This fascinating reference features approximately 600 entries - with more than 60 new and updated - that are organized by disaster type, then alphabetized by the name of the country in which the event occurred. Each section begins with the worst recorded events within the disaster type; a helpful, updated chronology of the events; and an introduction. In addition to providing the basic facts of each disaster, the readable text offers important insight into the background of each event, the ultimate impact on mankind and the environment, and compelling eyewitness accounts.New features include an 8-page insert of 20 compelling full-color photographs, an expanded bibliography, and a helpful listing of Web resources. Its coverage includes: Avalanches and landslides; Cyclones; Droughts and Famines; Earthquakes; Floods; Hurricanes; Ice, snow, and other types of storms; Natural explosions; Plagues and epidemics; Tornadoes; Typhoons; and, Volcanic eruptions."

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Author:   Lee Davis
Publisher:   Facts On File Inc
Imprint:   Facts On File Inc
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.583kg
ISBN:  

9780816070008


ISBN 10:   0816070008
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   30 June 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""The author's straightforward, informative writing style makes this book easily-readable by secondary school and college students,"""


The author's straightforward, informative writing style makes this book easily-readable by secondary school and college students,


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Lee Davis is a prolific writer in the area of environmental history and the author of Man-Made Catastrophes, Revised Edition for Facts On File and Checkmark Books. He also serves as adjunct professor at Suffolk Community College in Riverhead, New York.

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