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Loose Leaf for Natural Disasters by Patrick Leon Abbott (2022, Ringbound)

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Loose Leaf for Natural Disasters by Patrick Leon Abbott (2022, Ringbound)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education

ISBN-101266592237

ISBN-139781266592232

eBay Product ID (ePID)22057258542

Product Key Features

Number of Pages576 Pages

Publication NameLoose Leaf for Natural Disasters

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEarth Sciences / Geography, Earth Sciences / Geology

Publication Year2022

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorPatrick Leon Abbott

FormatRingbound

Dimensions

Item Weight33 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Number12

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2021-026407

Grade FromCollege Freshman

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Table Of ContentPrologue: Energy Flows Chapter 1: Natural Disasters and the Human Population Chapter 2: Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics Chapter 3: Earthquake Geology and Seismology Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Chapter 5: Earthquakes throughout the United States and Canada Chapter 6: Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas Chapter 7: Volcano Case Histories: Killer Events Chapter 8: Tsunami versus Wind-Caused Waves Chapter 9: External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate Chapter 10: Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold Chapter 11: Hurricanes Chapter 12: Climate Change Chapter 13: Floods Chapter 14: Wildfire Chapter 15: Mass Movements Chapter 16: Coastal Processes and Hazards Chapter 17: Impacts with Space Objects Chapter 18: The Great Dyings

SynopsisNatural Disasters , 12th edition focuses on explaining how the normal processes of Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. Students have a natural curiosity about natural disasters and why they occur. This text explains why natural disasters occur by interweaving the themes of Energy sources, Plate tectonics, Climate change, Earth Processes, Geologic time, the complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously throughout the text.

LC Classification NumberGB5014.A24 2023