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Hyndman, Donald W.

Natural hazards & disasters / Natural hazards and disasters Donald Hyndman, University of Montana ; David Hyndman, Michigan State University. - Fourth Edition. - xviii, 555 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Previous edition: Australia: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2011. Includes index.

Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake predictions, forecasts, and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes : tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes : hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Weather, thunderstorms, and tornadoes -- Climate change -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor'easters -- Wildfires -- Asteroid and comet impacts -- The future : where do we go from here?



ISBN: 9781133598640

LCCN: 2012943493

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB2A1989 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016186283 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Natural disasters.
Natural disasters--Case studies.
Emergency management.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Case studies.

LC Class. No.: GB5014 / .H95 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34