Encyclopedia of the Hazardous Earth Timothy Kusky.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Viva Facts on File | Hazardous earthPublication details: New York : Facts on File, c2009.Description: 130 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9788130915838
- 9780816064694 (alk. paper)
- 0816064695 (alk. paper)
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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
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index.
Part of an eight-volume set for students, this book examines asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the various consequences of their impact on Earth.
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