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Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse.
| Author/creator | Prothero, Donald R. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. |
| Description | 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue : catastrophism and uniformitarianism -- Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : hell's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of death -- Blizzards : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? -- Mass extinctions : when life nearly died -- Can we survive nature and our own folly? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-313) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010019631 |
| ISBN | 9780801896927 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801896924 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QE506 .P76 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |