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020 _a9780073376691
040 _aMUL
_beng.
_eAACR
082 0 0 _a904.5 ABB
100 1 _aAbbott, Patrick L.
245 1 0 _aNatural disasters /
_cPatrick L. Abbott.
250 _a7th ed.
260 _aDubuque, IA :
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_cc2009.
300 _axvii, 526 p. :
_bchiefly col. ill.
_c28 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aNatural 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.
546 _aeng.
650 0 _aNatural disasters.
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008030804.html
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