Encyclopedia of the Hazardous Earth
Kusky, Timothy M.
Encyclopedia of the Hazardous Earth Timothy Kusky. - New York : Facts on File, c2009. - 130 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Viva Facts on File . - The hazardous Earth . - Hazardous earth. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index.
Origin of planets, asteroids, and comets -- Orbits and compositional classification of meteorites -- Meteorite and comet impacts with Earth -- Max extinctions and catastrophies [sic] -- Hazards of impacts and mitigating the dangers of future impacts. V1 Asteroids and meteorites :catastrophic collisions with Earth
V2 Climate Change: Shifting Glaciers, Deserts, and Climate Belts
V3 The Coast: Hazardous Interactions within the Coastal Environment
V4 Earthquakes: Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Hazards V5 Floods: Hazards of Surface and Groundwater Systems V6 Landslides: Mass Wasting, Soil, and Mineral Hazards V7 Tsunamis: Giant Waves from the Sea V8 Volcanoes: Eruptions and other Volcanic Hazards
Part of an eight-volume set for students, this book examines asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the various consequences of their impact on Earth.
9788130915838 9780816064694 (alk. paper) 0816064695 (alk. paper)
Asteroids
Meteorites
Catastrophes (Geology)--Collisions with Earth--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
551.397 / KUS
Encyclopedia of the Hazardous Earth Timothy Kusky. - New York : Facts on File, c2009. - 130 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Viva Facts on File . - The hazardous Earth . - Hazardous earth. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index.
Origin of planets, asteroids, and comets -- Orbits and compositional classification of meteorites -- Meteorite and comet impacts with Earth -- Max extinctions and catastrophies [sic] -- Hazards of impacts and mitigating the dangers of future impacts. V1 Asteroids and meteorites :catastrophic collisions with Earth
V2 Climate Change: Shifting Glaciers, Deserts, and Climate Belts
V3 The Coast: Hazardous Interactions within the Coastal Environment
V4 Earthquakes: Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Hazards V5 Floods: Hazards of Surface and Groundwater Systems V6 Landslides: Mass Wasting, Soil, and Mineral Hazards V7 Tsunamis: Giant Waves from the Sea V8 Volcanoes: Eruptions and other Volcanic Hazards
Part of an eight-volume set for students, this book examines asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the various consequences of their impact on Earth.
9788130915838 9780816064694 (alk. paper) 0816064695 (alk. paper)
Asteroids
Meteorites
Catastrophes (Geology)--Collisions with Earth--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
551.397 / KUS