Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes (2nd Candian Edition)
This textbook explores Earth's natural processes that create hazards, disasters, and catastrophes, covering earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and severe weather with emphasis on risk and mitigation.
About This Book
This textbook examines the geological and atmospheric processes that lead to natural hazards.
It explains how these processes become disasters and catastrophes when they affect human populations.
The content covers earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, landslides, and severe weather events.
Readers learn about risk assessment, mitigation strategies, and the relationship between natural processes and society.
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