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The big ones : how natural disasters have shaped us (and what we can do about them)

text The big ones : how natural disasters have shaped us (and what we can do about them)

Jones, Lucile M.

Summary
"By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that gi... Read more
Contents
Brimstone and fire from out of Heaven : Pompeii, Roman Empire, AD 79 -- Bury the dead and feed the living : Lisbon, Portugal, 1755 -- The greatest catastrophe : Iceland, 1783 -- What we forget : California, United States, 1861-62 -- Finding faults... Read more
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242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher
Doubleday 2018
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 363.34 JON in Adult Non-fiction Available
Woodmere (Main Branch) 363.34 JON in Adult Non-fiction Available

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