Hyndman, Donald W
Natural hazards and disasters [[Book] /] Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman. - 3rd ed. - Australia : Brooks/Cole, 2011. - xx, 571 p : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index
Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake prediction and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes: tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes: hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Climate change and weather related to hazards -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor’easters -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Wildfires -- Impact of asteroids and comets -- The future: where do we go from here?
9780538737548 715 0538737549 715
Natural disasters.
Disasters -- United States.
Environmental risk assessment -- United States.
Emergency management-- United States.
363.34 / H N
Natural hazards and disasters [[Book] /] Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman. - 3rd ed. - Australia : Brooks/Cole, 2011. - xx, 571 p : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index
Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake prediction and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes: tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes: hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Climate change and weather related to hazards -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor’easters -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Wildfires -- Impact of asteroids and comets -- The future: where do we go from here?
9780538737548 715 0538737549 715
Natural disasters.
Disasters -- United States.
Environmental risk assessment -- United States.
Emergency management-- United States.
363.34 / H N