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Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.

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If you want to learn more about these disasters than just what's in the news headlines, this is the book for you. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 2011

Table of Contents

Preface
Prologue: Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism
1. Earthquakes: The Earth in Upheaval
2. Tsunamis: The Sea Rises Up
3. Volcanoes: Hell's Cauldron
4. Landslides: Gravity Always Wins
5. Floods: Raging Waters
6. Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons: Nature on the Rampage
7. Tornadoes: Funnels of Death
8. Blizzards: White Death
9. Ice Ages: Frozen Planet
10. Greenhouse Planet: Too Hot to Handle?
11. Mass Extinctions: When Life Nearly Died
12. Can We Survive Nature—and Our Own Folly?
Bibliography
Index

Catastrophes Earthquakes Tsunamis Tornadoes and

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 27/05/2011
      ISBN13: 9780801896927, 978-0801896927
      ISBN10: 0801896924
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      Earth sciences Natural disasters Geophysics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.

      Trade Review
      If you want to learn more about these disasters than just what's in the news headlines, this is the book for you. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 2011

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Prologue: Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism
      1. Earthquakes: The Earth in Upheaval
      2. Tsunamis: The Sea Rises Up
      3. Volcanoes: Hell's Cauldron
      4. Landslides: Gravity Always Wins
      5. Floods: Raging Waters
      6. Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons: Nature on the Rampage
      7. Tornadoes: Funnels of Death
      8. Blizzards: White Death
      9. Ice Ages: Frozen Planet
      10. Greenhouse Planet: Too Hot to Handle?
      11. Mass Extinctions: When Life Nearly Died
      12. Can We Survive Nature—and Our Own Folly?
      Bibliography
      Index

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