Natural hazards

The book describes and explains the natural hazards, examines prediction methods, considers recent and historical case-studies of notables hazard events and explores the social impact of such disasters. *) Climatic hazards include: tropical cyclones, tornadoes, large storms and winds; oceanographic...

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Main Author: Edward Bryant
Format: Book
Language:Undetermined
Published: Cambridge, United Kigdom Cambridge Univ. Press 1991
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Summary:The book describes and explains the natural hazards, examines prediction methods, considers recent and historical case-studies of notables hazard events and explores the social impact of such disasters. *) Climatic hazards include: tropical cyclones, tornadoes, large storms and winds; oceanographic hazards such as waves, sea-ice, sea level rise and beach erosion; drought, flood, hail, lightning snow and bushfires. *) Geographical hazards include: earthquakes and volcanoes, and associated events auch as tsunami, lava flows and atmospheric effects; and land instability