Natural hazards and disasters /
by Donald Hyndman
- 2nd
- Belmont, Brooks/cole, Cengage Learning : 2009.
- xx,555p.
1. 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?