Earthshock : Hurricanes, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Other Forces of Nature

by Robinson, A. G.

• ISBN13: 9780500283042
• ISBN10: 0500283044
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

What causes an earthquake? When will another big shock shake Tokyo or Los Angeles? Can people create deserts? How are the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect interlinked? Is global warming a force of natureor of man? This compelling and informative book, illustrated with marvelous photographs and specially commissioned artwork, explains the latest scientific insights into these questions. Each force of nature is separately fitted into the jigsaw puzzle of global environmental change. The revised edition of this widely praised book draws on the dramatic evidence of recent years to evaluate the state of the planetand man's effect on itin the new century. 275 illustrations, 135 in color.

Table of Contents

Man and Nature	7	(8)
Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere and Life	15	(32)
Earthquakes	47	(34)
Volcanoes	81	(36)
Thunderstorms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Lightning	117	(36)
Floods, Dambursts and Tsunamis	153	(34)
Deserts, Droughts, Wildfires and Desertification	187	(36)
Avalanches, Glaciers and Ice Ages	223	(36)
Global Climatic Change	259	(37)
Man and Nature: A Chronology	296	(2)
Suggestions for Further Reading	298	(2)
Sources of Illustrations	300	(1)
Index	301