Zebrowski, Ernest.

Perils of a restless planet : scientific perspectives on natural disasters / Ernest Zebrowski, Jr. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997. - xi, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Life on Earth's crust -- The evolution of science -- Hazards of shelter -- Death and life -- Restless seas -- Earth in upheaval -- Volcanoes and asteroid impacts -- Deadly winds -- Science and irreproducible phenomena.

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Natural disasters.