Natural and Man-Made Hazards - Proceedings of the International Symposium held at Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, 3-9 August, 1986 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)

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. Such hazards have snuffed out millions of lives, infli

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	1988
Editors:	Mohammed I. El-Sabh • Tad S. Murty
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	868
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
ISBN-13:	978-9401071420
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > General
LSN:	940107142X
Barcode:	9789401071420

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