Natural disasters / (Record no. 12028)

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020 ## - ISBN
ISBN 9781265125554
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number Res 904.5 Ab26 2023
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Abbott, Patrick L.,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Natural disasters /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Patrick L. Abbott.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Twelfth edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. McGraw Hill LLC
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2023.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent/Page number xvii, 519, I-17 pages :
Other physical details illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions 29 cm.
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Media type term unmediated
Media type code n
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted Contents Note Energy Flows -- Natural Disasters and the Human Population -- Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics-- Earthquake Geology and Seismology -- Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes -- Earthquakes throughout the United States and Canada -- Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas -- Volcano Case Histories: Killer Events -- Tsunami versus Wind-Caused Waves -- External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate -- Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat, and Cold -- Hurricanes -- Climate Change -- Floods -- Wildfire -- Mass Movements -- Coastal Processes and Hazards -- Impacts with Space Objects -- Chapter 18: The Great Dyings.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Why Study Natural Disasters? Natural disasters occur every day and affect the lives of millions of people each year. Many students have been affected by earthquakes or tornadoes or hurricanes or floods or landslides or wildfires or other events. They are interested in lectures that explain these processes, and lively discussions commonly ensue. During decades of teaching courses at San Diego State University, I found that students have an innate curiosity about "death and destruction"; they want to know why natural disasters occur. Initiation of a Natural Disasters course led to skyrocketing enrollments that exceeded 5,000 students per year. Some of these experiences are described in a Journal of Geoscience Education article by Pat Abbott and Ernie Zebrowksi [v 46 (1998), pp. 471-75]. Themes and Approach This textbook focuses on explaining how the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. The following themes are interwoven throughout the book: Energy sources underlying disasters, Plate tectonics, Climate change, Earth processes operating in rock, water, and atmosphere, Significance of geologic time, Complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously, Detailed and interesting case histories New to This Edition. Many of the Tables and Figures have been updated and more than 50 new ones have been added. Chapter 1: Extensive updating of all disaster and demographic data. Chapter 2: New maps of earthquake epicenters and ocean-floor ages. Expanded coverage of plumes versus hot spots"--
Assigning source Provided by publisher.
526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE
PROGRAM TYPE History and Biography (history, biography, geography and other related disciplines)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Natural disasters.
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Classification
Item type Book
Holdings
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          Reserve High School Library High School Library Senior High School 2023-03-02 Library Budget 6297.00 7570 Res 904.5 Ab26 2023 HS7570 2023-03-10 1 6497.00 2023-03-10 Book