Overview

Natural Disasters, 8th edition, is marked by major changes in organization and expanded coverage of weather and climate. The discussion of natural disasters is based on 4 main energy flows: 1) Earth's internal energy flow underlies earthquakes and volcanoes, 2) the external energy flow from the Sun fuels weather and climate including tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, 3) gravity acts to pull down mass movements of earth and snow, and 4) impacts with asteroids and comets can have major effects on life. The book focuses on the Earth's natural processes and the disasters that occur when the Earth concentrates its energy and releases it to causing death and destruction. Throughout the book, certain themes are maintained: energy sources underlying disasters plate tectonics and climate change; earth processes operating in rock, water, and atmosphere; significance of geologic time; complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously; detailed and readable case studies.

Full Product Details

Author:   Patrick Leon Abbott
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 29.20cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9780073369372

ISBN 10:   0073369373
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   16 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   0078022878
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"PrologueEnergy Flows1Natural Disasters and the Human Population2Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics3Earthquake Geology and Seismology4Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes5Earthquake Lessons and Regional Settings6Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas7Volcano Case Histories: Killer Events8Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves9External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate10Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold11Hurricanes12Climate Change13Floods14Fire15Mass Movements16 Impacts with Space ObjectsEpilogue GlossaryCreditsIndexAvailable electronically: 7th edition's chapter on ""The Great Dyings"""

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Pat Abbott is a professor at San Diego State University

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