This book reviews the risk assessment for natural disasters, as well as management strategies and challenges the world currently faces.
Natural Disasters: Acts of God Or Acts of Man?
Natural disasters and the human population - Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters - Plate tectonics - Earthquakes - Tsunami - Volcanic eruptions - Magmas - Killer events...
Discusses various types of natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, floods, droughts, famine, epidemics, and plagues.
This book is an overview of the complex and multifaceted topic of natural disasters impact.
With full-color maps in a spectacular three-dimensional rendering, the Atlas in the Round series offers an amazing perspective on Earth Studies and Natural Science.