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Earth's Natural Hazards: Understanding Natural Disasters and Catastrophes by David Malcolm Best; David B Hacker is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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OUR PLANET IS A DYNAMIC PLACE There are numerous recent geological occurrences of life-changing 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. Earths Natural 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 Earths 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. Earths Natural Hazards 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.
Who reads Earth's Natural Hazards: Understanding Natural Disasters and Catastrophes?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Malcolm Best; David B Hacker
- Publisher
- Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780757576195
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Science, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (19 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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