Earth's Natural Hazards: Understanding Natural Disasters and Catastrophes - Softcover

Best, David M; Hacker, David B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0757576192 ISBN 13: 9780757576195

Verlag: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S., 2010

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OUR PLANET IS A DYNAMIC PLACE

There are numerous recent geological occurrences of life-changing events: earthquakes in Japan and the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the tsunami in South Asia, hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and typhoons in the Pacific, widespread flooding in the Midwest, as well as wildfires in California to name a few.

Earth’s Natural Hazards: Understanding Natural Disasters & Catastrophes will help students understand the geologic background of these life-changing events and the dynamic and sometimes interrelated nature, of the Earth’s geologic processes. This book goes beyond the geologic aspect of the disasters and discusses the human impact, climate change, and biological hazards that often result from major life-changing events.

Earth’s Natural Hazards features:

• a full-color text with photos, graphs, and maps to help illustrate the broad range of natural disasters that are discussed.
• Questions for Thought at the end of each chapter.
• several web sites that serve as additional resources.
• brief lists of selected references and reading material.
• a discussion of objects from outer space which provides information about hazards that are extraterrestrial.

Supporting Web Site
Students will have access to the supporting web site for updated information as new events occur. This site provides lecture notes, links to various geoscience resources for current hazard information from around the world.

Instructor's Ancillary Materials
Professors who adopt this text will have access to a separate site with Instructor's Guide, image database, and Test Bank.

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Chances are that students remember at least one major geologic disaster, if not more, that has happened in their lifetime; earthquakes in Haiti, tsunami in South Asia, hurricanes in the South, widespread flooding in the Midwest, or wildfires in California. Earth's Hazards will help students understand the geologic background of these life-changing events and the dynamic and sometimes interrelated nature, of the Earth's geologic processes. This book goes beyond the geologic aspect of the disasters and discusses the human impact, climate change, and biological hazards that often result from major life-changing events. This full-color text includes photos, graphs, and maps to help illustrate the broad range of natural disasters that are discussed. Additional features: Questions for Thought, Web sites for further resources, and historical perspectives. Supporting Web Site Students will have access to the supporting web site for updated information as new events occur. This site provides lecture notes, links to various geoscience resources for current hazard information from around the world. Instructor's Ancillary Materials Professors who adopt this text will have access to a separate site with Instructor's Guide, image database, and Test Bank.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0757576192
• ISBN 13: 9780757576195
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 348
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar