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"Natural Disasters, 9th Edition", updates text, tables and figures; adds new photos; places more emphasis on processes and less on case histories. Chapter 1 now includes a brief section on disease pandemics. Chapter 13 on floods is rewritten. A brief, new Chapter 16 pulls together coastal processes and adds rip currents and tidal bores. Chapter 18 on mass extinctions (Great Dyings) is updated and available for inclusion in the textbook. Significant events added include the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami; the record-setting 2011 U.S. tornado year; and the felony conviction of seven Italian scientists for not giving better prediction of the L'Aquila earthquake. The book retains its focus on Earth's natural processes and the disasters that occur when the Earth concentrates its energy and releases it, causing death and destruction.
Contents
ProloguePopulation Chapter 2: Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics Chapter 3: Earthquake Geology and Seismology Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Chapter 5: Earthquakes throughout the United States and Canada Chapter 6: Volcanic Eruptions: Plate Tectonics and Magmas Chapter 7: Volcano Processes and Deadly Events Chapter 8: Tsunami versus Wind-Caused Waves Chapter 9: External Energy Fuels Weather and Climate Chapter 10: Tornadoes, Lightning, Heat and Cold Chapter 11: Hurricanes Chapter 12: Climate Change Chapter 13: Floods Chapter 14: Fire Chapter 15: Mass Movements Chapter 16: Coastal Processes and Hazards Chapter 17: Impacts with Space Objects Chapter 18: The Great Dying's - Available in Create only (http://create.mcgraw-hill.com)NER(01): WOW
