Catastrophes! : Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters.
Prothero, Donald R.
Catastrophes! : Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (357 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism -- 1 Earthquakes: The Earth in Upheaval -- 2 Tsunamis: The Sea Rises Up -- 3 Volcanoes: Hell's Cauldron -- 4 Landslides: Gravity Always Wins -- 5 Floods: Raging Waters -- 6 Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons: Nature on the Rampage -- 7 Tornadoes: Funnels of Death -- 8 Blizzards: White Death -- 9 Ice Ages: Frozen Planet -- 10 Greenhouse Planet: Too Hot to Handle? -- 11 Mass Extinctions: When Life Nearly Died -- 12 Can We Survive Nature-and Our Own Folly? -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.
9781421401478
Catastrophes (Geology).
Electronic books.
QE506 .P76 2011
551
Catastrophes! : Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (357 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue: Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism -- 1 Earthquakes: The Earth in Upheaval -- 2 Tsunamis: The Sea Rises Up -- 3 Volcanoes: Hell's Cauldron -- 4 Landslides: Gravity Always Wins -- 5 Floods: Raging Waters -- 6 Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons: Nature on the Rampage -- 7 Tornadoes: Funnels of Death -- 8 Blizzards: White Death -- 9 Ice Ages: Frozen Planet -- 10 Greenhouse Planet: Too Hot to Handle? -- 11 Mass Extinctions: When Life Nearly Died -- 12 Can We Survive Nature-and Our Own Folly? -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.
9781421401478
Catastrophes (Geology).
Electronic books.
QE506 .P76 2011
551