Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters

Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / Donald R. Prothero ; with illustrations by Pat Linse.

Author/creator	Prothero, Donald R.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Description	326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Natural disasters. Catastrophes (Geology)

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)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QE506 .P76 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold