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082			_a551 _bPRA
100			_aPrager, Ellen J.
245			_aDangerous Earth : what we wish we knew about volcanoes, hurricanes, climate change, earthquakes, and more
260			_bHarperCollins India, _c2022 _aGurugram :
300			_a230 p. ; _b[8] pages of plates : ill., (some col.), _c22 cm
365			_b399.00 _cINR _d01
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aWhat if we could predict natural disasters? What do scientists know about them already, and what do they wish they knew? Dangerous Earth explores for general readers the state of the sciences that investigate volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, rip currents, and - the deadliest hazard of all - climate change and its likely local effects. Each chapter takes the reader on a tour of our understanding of one of these hazards, beginning with narratives of key historical events (such as the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's and the landfall of Hurricane Katrina) and ending with overviews of what remains unknown about Earth's most dynamic processes. Along the way, we meet the scientists learning to read the planet's warning signs and working to pass the messages along to the rest of us.
650			_aNatural disasters
650			_aHazard mitigation
650			_aClimatic changes
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