Prothero, Donald R. <br/><br/>
Catastrophes! :  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (357 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421401478 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Catastrophes (Geology).
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QE506 .P76 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551