Includes index.

Natural disasters and the human population -- Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters -- Plate tectonics and earthquakes -- Earthquake geology and Seismology -- Tsunami -- Some earthquakes in western North America -- More U.S. and Canadian earthquakes -- Volcanic eruptions : plate tectonics and magmas -- Volcano case histories : killer events -- Mass movements -- Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change -- Short-term climate change and severe weather -- Hurricanes and the coastline -- Floods -- Fire -- The great dyings -- Impacts with space objects. Natural disasters and the human population - Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters - Plate tectonics - Earthquakes - Tsunami - Volcanic eruptions - Magmas - Killer events - Mass movements - Atmosphere, oceans and long-term climate change - Short-term climate change and severe weather - Hurricanes and the coastline - Floods - Fire - Fossils - Mass extinctions.