Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse
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Prothero Donald R.
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| Titolo: |
Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 551 |
| Soggetto topico: | Catastrophes (Geology) |
| Persona (resp. second.): | LinsePat |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Catastrophes |
| ISBN: | 1-4214-0147-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822372103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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