Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bobrowsky, Peter T. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Physical geography.; Geomorphology.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Earth Sciences, general.; Physical Geography.

Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as those dealing with natural hazards. The first decade of this new millennium provides a litany of tragic examples of various hazards that turned into disasters affecting millions of individuals around the globe. The human losses (s...