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Megadisasters : the science of predicting the next catastrophe
- Title
- Megadisasters : the science of predicting the next catastrophe / Florin Diacu.
- Author
- Diacu, Florin, 1959-
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 195 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Mega disasters
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-192) and index.
- Contents
- Glimpsing the future -- Walls of water : tsunamis -- Land in upheaval : earthquakes -- Chimneys of hell : volcanic eruptions -- Giants whirlwinds : hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons -- Mutant seasons : rapid climate change -- Earth in collision : cosmic impacts -- Economic breakdown : financial crashes -- Tiny killers : pandemics -- Models and prediction : how far can we go?
- Call Number
- JSE 12-363
- ISBN
- 9780691133508
- 0691133506
- LCCN
- 2009029193
- OCLC
- 320801662
- Author
- Diacu, Florin, 1959-
- Title
- Megadisasters : the science of predicting the next catastrophe / Florin Diacu.
- Imprint
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-192) and index.
- Note
- Title on dust jacket: Mega disasters
- Research Call Number
- JSE 12-363