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Natural Disasters by Patrick Leon Abbott (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcGraw-Hill Higher Education

ISBN-100073369373

ISBN-139780073369372

eBay Product ID (ePID)102871086

Product Key Features

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameNatural Disasters

Publication Year2011

SubjectNatural Disasters, Earth Sciences / Geology

TypeTextbook

AuthorPatrick Leon Abbott

Subject AreaNature, Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight36.9 Oz

Item Length11.5 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number8

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2010-032245

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal904/.5

SynopsisNatural Disasters , 8th edition, is marked by major changes in organization and expanded coverage of weather and climate. The discussion of natural disasters is based on 4 main energy flows: 1) Earth's internal energy flow underlies earthquakes and volcanoes, 2) the external energy flow from the Sun fuels weather and climate including tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, 3) gravity acts to pull down mass movements of earth and snow, and 4) impacts with asteroids and comets can have major effects on life. The book focuses on the Earth's natural processes and the disasters that occur when the Earth concentrates its energy and releases it to causing death and destruction. Throughout the book, certain themes are maintained: energy sources underlying disasters plate tectonics and climate change; earth processes operating in rock, water, and atmosphere; significance of geologic time; complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously; detailed and readable case studies.

LC Classification NumberGB5014.A24 2012