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Global Catastrophes
Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 9.99Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction focuses on the many potential catastrophes facing our planet in the future, from global warming, and New Ice Ages, to asteroid impact, supervolcanoes, and mega-tsunami. Bill McGuire tales a timely and accessible look at both the science... more...
The Truth About Environmental Hazards
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 42.00The World Health Organization defines environmental health as "those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the environment." Anything that affects the environmental health of humans, plants, and animals in a negative way is an environmental... more...
MOUNTAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY
Taylor & Francis Ltd 2004; US$ 55.00Written by a team of international experts, this book is divided into three sections, which consider historical, functional, and applied mountain geomorphology from both global and local perspectives. The historical perspective focuses on the formation of landforms, the functional emphasizes the interaction between processes and landforms, and the... more...
Earth and Atmospheric Disasters Management Natural and Man-made
BS Publications 2009; US$ 50.00The book has been designed to serve as a text/reference book on disaster management for undergraduate and postgraduate students who opt it as a special subject, the Scientific community and professionals. more...
Geophysical Hazards
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99This volume, written by the Hazards Science Team of the International Year of Planet Earth, brings together some of the most influential international scientists dealing with Natural Hazards and Society's response to natural hazards. It recognises that hazards, like poverty, will always be with us but that concerted and organised societal response... more...
DK Readers: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
DK Publishing 2010; US$ 3.99This book brings readers face to face with some of the deadliest natural disasters of all time, from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. As they go, they'll learn about the scientific forces that cause these incredible events. more...
Katastrophen
Primus Verlag 2011; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Erhard Oeser veranschaulicht anhand vieler Beispiele, dass die Evolution als eine Abfolge von Katastrophen begreifbar ist. So ermöglichte beispielsweise erst das Aussterben der Saurier durch eine kosmische Katastrophe die Ausbreitung der Säugetiere. Das Entsetzen, das uns beim Anblick von Massentod und Zerstörung ergreift, muss... more...
Geohazard-associated Geounits
Springer 2009; US$ 399.99Originally conceived as a technical manual, but now offering the reader so much more, this timely work deals with various aspects of geohazards - surely an area of growing importance in this world of global warming. Using photogeology and remote sensing, Quebecois researcher Rivard's work is unique in that the succinct text supports the illustrations,... more...
The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters
Springer 2010; US$ 69.99The book is a richly illustrated, pictorial album. The content and arrangement of the book is based on a collection of original rare engravings belonging to the private collection of Jan Koz k. The individual full-page reproductions give historical views on natural disasters such as: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, landslides... more...









