Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse.

Author: Prothero, Donald R.

Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.

Description329 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Note: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?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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