Natural disasters / Lee Davis.

Author
Davis, Lee (Lee Allyn) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
New edition.
Published/​Created
  • New York : Facts On File, [2008]
  • ©2008
Description
xvi, 464 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

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    Facts on File science library [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Discusses more than five hundred natural calamities that have devastated humanity and changed history, including hurricanes, earthquakes, famines and droughts, floods, plagues and epidemics, and volcanic eruptions. Simultaneous.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-432) and index.
    Contents
    • Avalanches and landslides
    • Earthquakes
    • Famines and droughts
    • Floods
    • Plagues and epidemics
    • Cyclones
    • Hurricanes
    • Icestorms and snowstorms
    • Tornadoes
    • Storms
    • Typhoons
    • Volcanic eruptions and natural explosions.
    ISBN
    • 9780816070008
    • 0816070008
    • 9780816070015 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
    • 0816070016 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    2007050846
    OCLC
    183928654
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