Natural Disasters 10th ed 2017 by Patrick Abbott

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TITLE: Natural Disasters, 10th edition (2017)
AUTHOR: Patrick Leon Abbott
ISBN-13: 9780078022982
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DESCRIPTION:
* This text puts an emphasis on the complexities caused by multiple variables
such as energy sources, plate tectonics, climate change, Earth processes,
and geologic time, operating simultaneously.
* Detailed and interesting case histories are complemented by current content
to give students a broad historical understanding of our dynamic and evolving
planet.

BRIEF CONTENTS:
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Prologue: Energy Flows
1. Natural Disasters and the Human Population
2. Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics
3. Earthquake Geology and Seismology
4. Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
5. Earthquakes Throughout the United States and Canada
6. Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas
7. Volcano Case Histories: Killer Events
8. Tsunami Versus Wind-Caused Waves
9. External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate
10. Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold
11. Hurricanes
12. Climate Change
13. Floods
14. Fire
15. Mass Movements
16. Coastal Processes and Hazards
17. Impacts with Space Objects
18. The Great Dyings
Epilogue: Mass Extinctions
glossary
index