Natural and man-made hazards Libro electrónico
In recent years, several major natural and man-made hazards have challenged scientists, government officials and the public in general: earthquakes, major volcanic and other seismic eruptions in Mount St. Helens, EI Chichon, Mexico city, Nevado del Ruiz, Japan, Italy, Greece, Cameroon and many other places on our globe; Tsunami in the Pacific Ocean and deadly storm surges along the coasts of India, Bangladesh and Japan; Cyclones, floods, thunderstorms, snow storms, tornadoes, drought, desertification and other climatic catastrophes; Amoco-Cadiz oil spill accident (France), Three-Mile Island (U. S. A. ) and Chernobyl (U. S. S. R. ) nuclear accidents, Bhopal chemical accident (India), acid rain (Canada, U. S. A. ) and other technological disasters.
Main Authors: | El-Sabh, M. I. editor, Murty, T. S. editor |
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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The Netherlands Reidel Publishing Company
c198
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-94-009-1433-9 |
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