Section: BooksTitle: Natural disasters / Patrick L. AbbotAuthor: Abbott, Patrick L.Publication: Dubuque, IA [etc.] : Wm. C. Brown, cop. 1996Physical description: IX, 438 p. : il. ; 26 cmNotes: Sumario: Energy sources of disasters -- Plate tectonics -- Basic principles of earthquake geology and seismology -- Earthquakes and plate tectonics -- Earthquakes in Western North America -- Earthquakes in the rest of North America -- Volcanism -- Mass movements -- Climate change -- Severe weather -- Floods -- Ocean waves -- Fire -- The great dyings -- Impacts with space objects -- Population growthMateria / lugar / evento: Catástrofes naturalesTerremotosVolcanesGeodinámica internaInundacionesGeodinámica externaOther categories: 841Standard numbers: ISBN 0-697-25493-3Rights: In Copyright (InC)Referencias externas: