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Perils of a restless planet : scientific perspectives on natural disasters / Ernest Zebrowski, Jr.
Author
Zebrowski, Ernest
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Physical Description
xi, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Contents
Life on Earth's crust -- The evolution of science -- Hazards of shelter -- Death and life -- Restless seas -- Earth in upheaval -- Volcanoes and asteroid impacts -- Deadly winds -- Science and irreproducible phenomena.
Subject(s)
Natural disasters
Hurricane Andrew, 1992
Hurricane Emily, 1993
Hurricanes
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Texas
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Galveston
Floods
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Pennsylvania
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Johnstown (Cambria County)
Natural disasters
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Cameroon
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Nyos Lake
ISBN
0521573742 (hardbound)
0521654882 (pbk.)
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