From tidal waves and sandstorms to lava flows and glaciers, natural geological processes are often hazardous to human life. This book examines the scientific principles behind these processes, explaining how and why they pose a frequent threat. Twelve chapters cover such topics as:
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Tsunami
Mass wasting
Streams and floods
Coastal hazards
Deserts, droughts, and wind
Glaciers and glaciation
Hazardous geologic materials, such as asbestos and radon gas
Natural geologic subsidence, such as sinkholes
Sudden catastrophic geologic...
From tidal waves and sandstorms to lava flows and glaciers, natural geological processes are often hazardous to human life. This book examines the ...
Every day parts of the surface of the Earth are rattled by earthquake tremors, and occasionally, some regions are shaken violently during earthquakes, resulting in widespread damage and destruction. Earthquakes in Iran, Turkey, and Japan have demonstrated how the motion of the Earth's tectonic plates can suddenly make apparently safe environments dangerous and even deadly."Earthquakes" focuses on the furious power of nature unleashed and the massive devastation that is often a result of the relentless forces that build up within the Earth. Presenting the main ideas of plate tectonics, this...
Every day parts of the surface of the Earth are rattled by earthquake tremors, and occasionally, some regions are shaken violently during earthquakes,...
