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" Natural hazards : "
Edward A. Keller, University of California, Santa Barbara, Duane E. DeVecchio, University of California, Santa Barbara ; with assistance from Robert H. Blodgett.
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BL
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875236
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Keller, Edward A.,1942-
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| Title & Author
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Natural hazards : : earth's processes as hazards, disasters, and catastrophes /\ Edward A. Keller, University of California, Santa Barbara, Duane E. DeVecchio, University of California, Santa Barbara ; with assistance from Robert H. Blodgett.
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Fourth edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Pearson,, [2015]
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xx, 554 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;; 28 cm
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0321939964
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: 0321943511
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: 032194352X
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: 9780321939968
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: 9780321943514
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: 9780321943521
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-531) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction to natural hazards -- Internal structure of Earth and plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Tsunamis -- Volcanoes -- Flooding -- Mass wasting -- Subsidence and soils -- Atmospeheric processes and severe weather -- Hurricanes and extratropical cyclones -- Coastal hazards -- Climate and climate change -- Wildfires -- Impacts and extinctions.
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Natural disasters.
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Natural disasters.
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Naturkatastrofer.
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| Dewey Classification
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551
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| LC Classification
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GB5014.K45 2015
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Blodgett, Robert H.,1951-
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DeVecchio, Duane E., (Duane Edward),1970-
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