Abbott, Patrick L. <br/><br/>
Natural disasters / 
Patrick L. Abbott. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Dubuque, IA :  McGraw-Hill,  c2009. 
 - xvii, 526 p., 1 folded leaf :  ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 US 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073376691 (soft copy : acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008030804 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural disasters.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GB5014  / .A24 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>904/.5