The new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards, remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society.
The new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards, remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that have direct, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Edward A. Keller is a professor in the Environmental Studies and Earth Sciences Departments at University of California at Santa Barbara, USA. Duane E. DeVecchio is a research professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) at Arizona State University, USA.
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1 Introduction to Natural Hazards 2 Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics 3 Earthquakes 4 Tsunamis 5 Volcanoes 6 Flooding 7 Mass Wasting 8 Subsidence and Soils 9 Atmospheric Processes and Severe Weather 10 Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones 11 Coastal Hazards 12 Climate Change and Natural Hazards 13 Wildfires 14 Impacts and Extinctions