Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. Leading geologist Susan W. Kieffer shows how all disasters are connected.
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ISBN:9780393080957 (hc.)
Physical Description:print xvi, 315 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-300) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. GEOLOGIC CONSENT--DO WE HAVE IT OR NOT? -- 2. DYNAMICS AND DISASTERS -- 3. WHEN TERRA ISN'T FIRMA -- 4. THE FLYING CARPET OF ELM -- 5. THE DAY THE MOUNTAIN BLEW -- 6. THE POWER OF WATER: TSUNAMIS -- 7. ROGUE WAVES, STORMY WEATHER -- 8. RIVERS IN THE SKY -- 9. WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE...OR NOT A DROP TO DRINK -- 10. EARTH AND US
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