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Geophysical and climate hazards : a very short introduction / Bill McGuire.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGuire, Bill, 1954- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural disasters.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- In this very short introduction, Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events happening in the future, and our chances of survival, this new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up to date by using recent case studies from around the world.
- Contents:
- Hazardous earth
- Earthquakes and tsunamis
- The volcanic menace
- Storm force
- Fire and flood
- Existential threats and systemic shocks.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2024.
- Previous edition: 2014.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 21, 2023).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-287456-X
- 0-19-287455-1
- 0-19-197647-4
- OCLC:
- 1410123105
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