Kusky, Timothy M.
Geological hazards: a sourcebook/
Timothy M. Kusky.
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
- ix, 297 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
- Sourcebooks on hazards and disasters; .
"An Oryx book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to geological hazards --
Earthquakes --
Volcanic eruptions --
Tsunami --
Mass wasting --
Streams and floods --
Coastal hazards --
Deserts, drought, and wind --
Glaciers and glaciation --
Hazards associated with geologic materials --
Natural geologic subsidence hazards --
Hazards of sudden catastrophic geologic events.
1573564699 (alk. paper)
Geodynamics.
Natural disasters.
363.34 / KUS/G