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c2009., Facts on File Call No: 551.3 97 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: A discussion of asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the physical processes that result from their impact with Earth, and covers the hazards, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and firestorms, associated with impacts and the possibility of collisions occurring in the future.
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c2009., Facts on File Call No: 551.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: Offers a comprehensive overview of climate change, discussing shifts in climate throughout history, the natural and man-made causes of climate change, the impact climate change has on the environment, and other related topics.
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c2009, Facts on File Call No: 551.6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hazardous EarthSummary Note: Offers a comprehensive overview of climate change, discussing shifts in climate throughout history, the natural and man-made causes of climate change, the impact climate change has on the environment, and other related topics.
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c2008., Facts on File Call No: 551.45 7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: Offers students an overview of the natural hazards that are threatening the planet's coasts, exploring historic disasters, geologic processes, and natural events that have impacted coastal areas in various regions around the world.
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c2008., Facts on File Call No: 551.22 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: Provides a comprehensive study of plate tectonics and earthquakes, discussing their effects, associated historical disasters and hazards, and possibilities for future prediction and preparation, and includes biographical portraits of key scientists in the field.
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c2008., Facts on File Call No: 551.48 9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: Provides a comprehensive study of floods, discussing the relationship between surface water and groundwater systems, streams and river systems, effects of river modifications and urbanization on river dynamics, flood disasters, groundwater contamination, and geological subsidence, compaction, and collapse.
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c2008., Facts on File Call No: 551.3 07 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: Examines the behavior of soils, regolith, and bedrock based on conditions such as water content, temperature and slope, and presents information on hazardous elements, weathering, landslide disasters, and groundwater pollution.
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c2008., Facts on File Call No: 551.46 37 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: Examines the generation of tsunamis by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides and their movement and devastating effects, and discusses warning systems, notable tsunamis in history, and identification and tracking technology.
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c2008., Facts on File Call No: 551.21 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Hazardous Earth.Summary Note: A comprehensive study of volcanoes that discusses historical disasters, how the threat of volcanic hazards is reduced, plate tectonics, types of magma, eruptions and landforms, classification of igneous rocks, and prediction efforts.