Main Title |
Natural hazards : earth's processes as hazards, disasters, and catastrophes / |
Author |
Keller, Edward A.,
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Pearson/Prentice Hall, |
Year Published |
2008 |
OCLC Number |
162146025 |
ISBN |
9780132318648; 0132318644 |
Subjects |
Natural disasters
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
GB5014.K45 2008 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/30/2018 |
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Edition |
2nd ed. |
Collation |
xx, 488 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-478) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction to natural hazards -- Earthquakes -- Tsuanmis -- Volcanoes -- Flooding -- Mass wasting -- Subsidience and soils -- Atmosphere and severe weather -- Hurricanes and extratropical cyclones -- Waves, currents, and coastlines -- Climate and climate change -- Wildfires -- Impacts and extinctions. |