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.