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Natural disasters / Patrick L. Abbott and Claire Samson.

by Abbott, Patrick L.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, c2015.

Natural disasters.

Natural disasters -- History.

9781259030796 (pbk.)

3rd Canadian ed.

xviii, 426 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

A Global and Canadian Outlook on Natural Disasters -- Earth's Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics -- Earthquake Geology, Seismology, and Engineering -- When the Earth Shakes in Canada -- Volcanic Eruptions and Landforms -- Volcanic Case Histories: Killer Events -- Tsunami -- The Ever Changing Climate -- Severe Weather -- Hurricanes -- Floods -- Fire -- Mass Movements and Snow Avalanches -- Hazards from Space.

How the normal processes of the Earth concentrate their energies and deal heavy blows to humans and their structures. The following themes are interwoven throughout the book: Energy sources underlying disaster, Climate change, Plate tectonics, Complexities of multiple variables operating simultaneously, Practical mitigation strategies, and Detailed and readable case histories from Canada and the world, including the 2013 floods in Southern Alberta and the Toronto ice storm.

Samson, Claire.

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