Natural Disasters

Name: Natural Disasters
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ISBN: 9780070980372

ISBN-10: 0070980373

ISBN-13: 9780070980372

Edition: 2009

Authors: Patrick Leon Abbott, Claire Samson, Fiona MacEachern, David L. Martell, Tim Patterson

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Natural Disasters, 9th edition, updates text, tables and figures; adds new photos; places more emphasis on processes and less on case histories. Chapter 1 now includes a brief section on disease pandemics. Chapter 13 on floods is rewritten. A brief, new Chapter 16 pulls together coastal processes and adds rip currents and tidal bores. Chapter 18 on mass extinctions (Great Dyings) is updated and available for inclusion in the textbook. Significant events added include the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami; the record-setting 2011 U.S. tornado year; and the felony conviction of seven Italian scientists for not giving better prediction of the L'Aquila earthquake. The book retains its focus on…

Book details

List price: $114.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited
Publication date: 1/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Language: English