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010 a| 98016882;

020 a| 0716731517;

035 a| (Sirsi) o38885700;

035 a| (OCoLC)38885700;

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050 00 a| QE535.2.U6b| S585 1998;

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100 1 a| Sieh, Kerry E.=| ^A402002;

245 14 a| The earth in turmoil :b| earthquakes, volcanoes, and their impact on humankind /c| Kerry Sieh, Simon LeVay.;

300 a| vi, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-309) and index.;

505 00 g| ch. 1.t| When push comes to shove: giant earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest --g| ch. 2.t| Blasts from the past: Mount St. Helens and her sleeping sisters --g| ch. 3.t| Great Divide: discovering the San Andreas Fault --g| ch. 4.t| In the trenches: unearthing the seismic history of the San Andreas Fault --g| ch. 5.t| Lying in wait: the San Andreas Fault today and tomorrow --g| ch. 6.t| Enemy within the gates: earthquakes on urban faults --g| ch. 7.t| Little volcano that couldn't: fear and trembling at Mammoth Lakes --g| ch. 8.t| Inland murmurs: earthquakes in the Basin and Range Province --g| ch. 9.t| On the hot spot: the volcanoes at Yellowstone --g| ch. 10.t| River runs through it: the Mississippi and the New Madrid earthquakes --g| ch. 11.t| Along the Eastern Sea: earthquakes on the Atlantic Coast --g| ch. 12.t| Pele's wrath: the volcanoes of Hawaii --g| ch. 13.t| Years of living dangerously: how do we survive on an earth in turmoil?;

650 0 a| Earthquakesz| United States.=| ^A64149;

650 0 a| Volcanoesz| United States.=| ^A17299;

700 1 a| LeVay, Simon.=| ^A318028;

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The earth in turmoil : earthquakes, volcanoes, and their impact on humankind / Kerry Sieh, Simon LeVay.

Author/creator	Sieh, Kerry E.
Other author	LeVay, Simon.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : W.H. Freeman, ©1998.
Description	vi, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects	Earthquakes--United States. Volcanoes--United States.

Contents	ch. 1. When push comes to shove: giant earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest -- ch. 2. Blasts from the past: Mount St. Helens and her sleeping sisters -- ch. 3. Great Divide: discovering the San Andreas Fault -- ch. 4. In the trenches: unearthing the seismic history of the San Andreas Fault -- ch. 5. Lying in wait: the San Andreas Fault today and tomorrow -- ch. 6. Enemy within the gates: earthquakes on urban faults -- ch. 7. Little volcano that couldn't: fear and trembling at Mammoth Lakes -- ch. 8. Inland murmurs: earthquakes in the Basin and Range Province -- ch. 9. On the hot spot: the volcanoes at Yellowstone -- ch. 10. River runs through it: the Mississippi and the New Madrid earthquakes -- ch. 11. Along the Eastern Sea: earthquakes on the Atlantic Coast -- ch. 12. Pele's wrath: the volcanoes of Hawaii -- ch. 13. Years of living dangerously: how do we survive on an earth in turmoil?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-309) and index.
LCCN	98016882
ISBN	0716731517

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