Earth's Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters

ISBN-13: 9781119546597 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 416 str.

Alexander Gates

Spis treści

PrefaceChapter 1: Introduction to Natural DisastersChapter 2: Moving ContinentsChapter 3: How Does Rock Melt?Chapter 4: Types of VolcanoesChapter 5: Volcanic HazardsChapter 6: Causes of EarthquakesChapter 7: Earthquakes 101Chapter 8: Earthquake HazardsChapter 9: Killer TsunamisChapter 10: Predicting Earthquakes and Reducing HazardsChapter 11: Avalanches and LandslidesChapter 12: Weather and StormsChapter 13: Ocean Circulation and Coastal SystemsChapter 14: Hurricanes, Cyclones, and TyphoonsChapter 15: Tornadoes and Supercells: Terrors of the PlainsChapter 16: Devastating Floods and Their AftermathChapter 17: Droughts and DesertificationChapter 18: Impacts: Collisions from SpaceChapter 19: Climate Change Dynamics

O autorze

About the AuthorAlexander Gates is Distinguished Service Professor and Chair in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, USA.