| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
| Notes |
OldControl:muse9781421401478 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Catastrophes (Geology)
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Catastrophes (Geology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781421401478 |
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1421401479 |
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