Description: Natural hazards are responsible for events whose impact on the lives of individuals and communities worldwide is often catastrophic and costly--in terms of the human toll, the damage bill, and the social dislocation.This book provides a useful and rigorous survey of the processes, predictability, extent and impact of natural hazards afflicting this planet. This is the first title book to offer an inter-disciplinary approach which concisely and clearly explains how natural hazards occur and analyses specific case-studies of major historical and recent disasters. The social impact of such disasters is also covered--the types of responses they elicit from governmental and other agencies, as well as how people cope with them on a personal level.

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