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" Natural hazards and disasters / "
Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman.
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BL
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688371
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b510560
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| Main Entry
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Hyndman, Donald W.
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Natural hazards and disasters /\ Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman.
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Third edition.
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Australia ;Belmont, Calif. :: Brooks/Cole,, [2011]
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, ©2011
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xx, 571 pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 28 cm
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0538737522 (Student ed.)
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: 0538737530 (Instructor's ed.)
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: 9780538737524 (Student ed.)
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: 9780538737531 (Instructor's ed.)
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Natural hazards and disasters -- Plate tectonics and physical hazards -- Earthquakes and their causes -- Earthquake prediction and mitigation -- Tsunami -- Volcanoes: tectonic environments and eruptions -- Volcanoes: hazards and mitigation -- Landslides and other downslope movements -- Sinkholes, land subsidence, and swelling soils -- Climate change and weather related to hazards -- Streams and flood processes -- Floods and human interactions -- Waves, beaches, and coastal erosion -- Hurricanes and nor'easters -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Wildfires -- Impact of asteroids and comets -- The future: where do we go from here?
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Disasters-- United States.
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Emergency management-- United States.
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Environmental risk assessment-- United States.
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Natural disasters.
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GB 5014.H95 2010
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Hyndman, David W.
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