| Contents |
Natural disasters and the human population -- Energy flows in earth history and natural disasters -- Plate tectonics and earthquakes -- Earthquake geology and Seismology -- Tsunami -- Some earthquakes in western North America -- More U.S. and Canadian earthquakes -- Volcanic eruptions : plate tectonics and magmas -- Volcano case histories : killer events -- Mass movements -- Atmosphere, oceans, and long-term climate change -- Short-term climate change and severe weather -- Hurricanes and the coastline -- Floods -- Fire -- The great dyings -- Impacts with space objects. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2006102905 |
| ISBN | 9780073050348 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0073050342 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780071102186 (International ed. : pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0071102183 (International ed. : pbk.) |
