Patrick Leon Abbott
McGraw-Hill Education
12e druk, 2022
9781265125554
Natural Disasters ISE
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Paperback, blz.
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McGraw-Hill Education |
12e druk, 2022
ISBN13: 9781265125554
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 11 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Natural Disasters, 12th edition focuses on explaining how the normal processes of Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. Students have a natural curiosity about natural disasters and why they occur. This text explains why natural disasters occur by interweaving the themes of Energy sources, Plate tectonics, Climate change, Earth Processes, Geologic time, the complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously throughout the text.
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Inhoudsopgave
Prologue: Energy Flows<br>Chapter 1: Natural Disasters and the Human Population<br>Chapter 2: Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics<br>Chapter 3: Earthquake Geology and Seismology<br>Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes<br>Chapter 5: Earthquakes throughout the United States and Canada<br>Chapter 6: Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas<br>Chapter 7: Volcano Case Histories: Killer Events<br>Chapter 8: Tsunami versus Wind-Caused Waves<br>Chapter 9: External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate<br>Chapter 10: Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold<br>Chapter 11: Hurricanes<br>Chapter 12: Climate Change<br>Chapter 13: Floods<br>Chapter 14: Wildfire<br>Chapter 15: Mass Movements<br>Chapter 16: Coastal Processes and Hazards<br>Chapter 17: Impacts with Space Objects<br>Chapter 18: The Great Dyings<br><br><br>