Earths Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters Gates Alexander
Earths Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters Gates Alexander EARTH'S FURYNatural disasters are any catastrophic loss of life and/or property caused by a natural event or situation. However, the…
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Earths Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters Gates Alexander
EARTH'S FURYNatural disasters are any catastrophic loss of life and/or property caused by a natural event or situation. However, the popular understanding of what constitutes a natural disaster still focuses on disasters involving the physical properties of the earth and its atmosphere: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, avalanches, tropical storms, tornadoes, floods and wildfires.Earth's Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters attempts to combine the best features of a scientific textbook and an encyclopedia. This definition could include biologic issues such as contagion, injurious bacterial colonization, invasion of dangerous plants and infestations of insects and other vermin.
The book's unique approach is evident in its It retains the organization of a textbook and adopts the highly illustrative graphics of some of the newer and more effective textbooks.