TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abbott,Patrick L.
TI  - Natural disasters
SN  - 0697374394
AV  - GB5014 .A2
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Boston
PB  - WCB/McGraw-Hill
KW  - Natural disasters
KW  - Natural Disasters
KW  - Catastrophes naturelles
KW  - natural disasters
KW  - aat
KW  - fast
KW  - DISASTERS
KW  - nasat
KW  - EARTHQUAKES
KW  - VOLCANOES
KW  - CLIMATE CHANGE
KW  - FLOODS
KW  - WEATHER
KW  - HURRICANES
KW  - FIRE (CLIMATOLOGY)
KW  - POPULATIONS
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1; Energy sources of disasters --; Chapter 2; Plate tectonics and earthquakes --; Chapter 3; Basic principles of earthquake geology and seismology --; Chapter 4; Earthquakes in Western North America --; Chapter 5; Earthquakes in the rest of North America --; Chapter 6; Volcanoes 134 --; Chapter 7; Volcanism and plate tectonics --; Chapter 8; Mass movements --; Chapter 9; Climate change --; Chapter 10; Severe weather --; Chapter 11; Hurricanes and the coastline --; Chapter 12; Flood 289 --; Chapter 13; Fire 313 --; Chapter 14; The great dyings 332 --; Chapter 15; Impact with space objects --; Chapter 16; Population growth
ER  -