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Geological Hazards
A Sourcebook
Timothy M. Kusky
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Geological Hazards

A Sourcebook

Timothy M. Kusky Timothy M. Kusky

April 2003

Greenwood

Series: Sourcebooks on Hazards and Disasters

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This book examines the scientific principles behind various natural geological processes to explain how and why they are sometimes hazardous to humans.

From tidal waves and sandstorms to lava flows and glaciers, natural geological processes are often hazardous to human life. This book examines the scientific principles behind these processes, explaining how and why they pose a frequent threat. Twelve chapters cover such topics as:
• Earthquakes
• Volcanic eruptions
• Tsunami
• Mass wasting
• Streams and floods
• Coastal hazards
• Deserts, droughts, and wind
• Glaciers and glaciation
• Hazardous geologic materials, such as asbestos and radon gas
• Natural geologic subsidence, such as sinkholes
• Sudden catastrophic geologic events, such as asteroid impacts

Each chapter includes an extensive list of additional resources, featuring books, journal articles, Web sites, and contact information for relevant organizations. In addition to a general introduction, the volume also contains a detailed subject index and over 60 photographs, tables, and charts.

Written in a clear, engaging manner with numerous examples of famous or recent geological disasters, the Sourcebook is an excellent introduction to the topic for high school and college students, as well as a valuable resource for teachers, professors, journalists, and interested general readers. Government agencies and private relief organizations that deal with natural disasters will also find the book useful.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Tsunami
Mass Wasting
Streams and Floods
Coastal Hazards
Deserts, Droughts, and wind
Glaciers and Glaciation
Hazards Associated with Geologic Materials
Natural Geologic Subsidence Hazards
Hazards of Sudden Catastrophic Geologic Events
Index
Reviews
[e]xplains to high school and college students, teachers, journalists, and general readers how the natural processes of the planet are sometimes hazardous to humans.—SciTech Book News

The author intended this as a reference resource, and while it could serve as such, I also think it would serve very nicely as a non-majors geology textbook. This book is a well worth adding to any collection that serves a population interested in geology, since is can serve in a variety of roles, given it's well written and interesting content.—E-Streams

This is a useful resource for any earth science curriculum. Recommended.—Library Media Connection





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