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100 _aHyndman, Donald
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245 _aNatural hazards and disasters /
_cby Donald Hyndman
250 _a2nd
260 _bBrooks/cole, Cengage Learning :
_c2009.
_aBelmont,
300 _axx,555p.
505 _a1. Natural Hazards and Disasters -- 2. Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards-- 3. Earthquakes and Their Causes-- 4. Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation-- 5. Tsunami-- 6. Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions-- 7. Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation-- 8. Landslides and Other Downslope Movements-- 9. Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils-- 10. Climate Change and Weather Related to Hazards-- 11. Streams and Flood Processes-- 12. Floods and Human Interactions-- 13. Waves, Beaches, and Coastal Erosion-- 14. Hurricanes and Nor'easters-- 15. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes-- 16. Wildfires-- 17. Impact of Asteroids and Comets-- 18. The Future: Where Do We Go from Here?
650 _aNatural disasters -- Case studies
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