Natural Disasters - Couverture souple

Abbott, Patrick L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0072428651 ISBN 13 : 9780072428650

Editeur : McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2001

Synopsis

This book focuses on how the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. It is concerned with how the natural world operates and, in so doing, kills and maims humans and destroys their works. Throughout the book, certain themes are maintained: energy sources underlying disasters; plate tectonics and climate change; Earth processes operating in rock, water, and atmosphere; the significance of geologic time; complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously; The text aims to explain important principles about the Earth and then develop further understanding through numerous case histories. It includes recent happenings such as the Western United States wildfires and the Los Alamos prescribed burn, both occurring in the year 2000.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Natural Disasters, 8th edition, is marked by major changes in organization and expanded coverage of weather and climate. The discussion of natural disasters is based on 4 main energy flows: 1) Earth's internal energy flow underlies earthquakes and volcanoes, 2) the external energy flow from the Sun fuels weather and climate including tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, 3) gravity acts to pull down mass movements of earth and snow, and 4) impacts with asteroids and comets can have major effects on life. The book focuses on the Earth's natural processes and the disasters that occur when the Earth concentrates its energy and releases it to causing death and destruction. Throughout the book, certain themes are maintained:

energy sources underlying disasters

plate tectonics and climate change;

earth processes operating in rock, water, and atmosphere;

significance of geologic time;

complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously;

detailed and readable case studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0072428651
• ISBN 13: 9780072428650
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 422
• Coordonnées du fabricant: McGraw-Hill Education; https://www.mheducation.co.in/; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; 20090; Italie