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|a9780071102186 ((International ed. : pbk.))
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|a0071102183 ((International ed. : pbk.))
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|aGB5014|bA24 2008
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|aAbbottPatrick L
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|aNatural disasters / |cPatrick L. Abbott
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|a6th ed
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|aBoston : |bMcGraw-Hill, |cc2008
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|axvii, 510 p : |bcol. ill., maps ; |c28 cm
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|aIncludes index
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|aNatural disasters and the human population -- Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters -- Plate tectonics and earthquakes -- Earthquake geology and Seismology -- Tsunami -- Some earthquakes in western North America -- More U.S. and Canadian earthquakes -- Volcanic eruptions : plate tectonics and magmas -- Volcano case histories : killer events -- Mass movements -- Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change -- Short-term climate change and severe weather -- Hurricanes and the coastline -- Floods -- Fire -- The great dyings -- Impacts with space objects
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|3Table of contents only|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102905.html
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