Megadisasters : the science of predicting the next catastrophe
Diacu, Florin, 1959-
Megadisasters : the science of predicting the next catastrophe Title on dust jacket: Mega disasters - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010. - xiv, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-192) and index.
Glimpsing the future -- Walls of water : tsunamis -- Land in upheaval : earthquakes -- Chimneys of hell : volcanic eruptions -- Giants whirlwinds : hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons -- Mutant seasons : rapid climate change -- Earth in collision : cosmic impacts -- Economic breakdown : financial crashes -- Tiny killers : pandemics -- Models and prediction : how far can we go?
9780691133508 (hardcover : alk. paper) : $24.95 0691133506 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2009029193
Natural disasters--Forecasting.
GB5014 / .D53 2010
904/.5
Megadisasters : the science of predicting the next catastrophe Title on dust jacket: Mega disasters - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010. - xiv, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-192) and index.
Glimpsing the future -- Walls of water : tsunamis -- Land in upheaval : earthquakes -- Chimneys of hell : volcanic eruptions -- Giants whirlwinds : hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons -- Mutant seasons : rapid climate change -- Earth in collision : cosmic impacts -- Economic breakdown : financial crashes -- Tiny killers : pandemics -- Models and prediction : how far can we go?
9780691133508 (hardcover : alk. paper) : $24.95 0691133506 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2009029193
Natural disasters--Forecasting.
GB5014 / .D53 2010
904/.5