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Megadisasters : the science of predicting the next catastrophe

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010.Description: xiv, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780691133508 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
  • 0691133506 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Title on dust jacket: Mega disasters
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 904/.5 22
LOC classification:
  • GB5014 .D53 2010
Contents:
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?
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 904.5 DIA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000566152

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?

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