Natural Processes and Human Impacts Interactions between Humanity an
This highly topical book comes at a time when the two-way relationship between humankind and the environment is moving inexorably to the top of the agenda. It covers both sides of this delicate balancing act, explaining how various natural processes influ
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List of Maps
Global seismic hazards Distribution of active volcanoes Coastal regions most subject to tsunamis Distribution of permafrost Distribution of thermoabrasive, abrasive, and accumulative shores Global karst distribution Global distribution of peatlands Global distribution of land subsidence Avalanche-prone areas of the world Zoning of territory by the extent of the landslide hazard Mudflow hazardous areas Global distribution of dust storms Territories with maximum development of soil erosion Distribution of tropical cyclones Global distribution of extratropical cyclones Global distribution of tornadoes Average number of thunderstorms (days/year) Global frequency of lightning strokes/km2 and year Drought probability, percent Annual precipitation Distribution of the snow cover Global distribution of hail storms Average pressure (mbar) at sea level in January Average pressure (mbar) at sea level in July Mean annual wind velocity Air temperature in January reduced to sea level
Fig. 3.14 Air temperature in July reduced to sea level Fig. 3.15 Average annual amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth surface in Kilocalories per square centimetre Fig. 3.16 Average annual cloudiness in tenths Fig. 3.17 Average annual number of days with fog Fig. 4.1
Physical exposure and relative vulnrability to floods, 1980–2000 Fig. 4.2 Areas of wind-induced surges Fig. 4.3 Scheme of oceanic currents Fig. 4.4 Anomalies during El Niño Fig. 4.5 Anomalies during La Niña Fig. 4.6 Distribution of sea ice and icebergs Fig. 4.7 Global tidal range Fig. 4.8 Water areas with maximum recurrence of wind-induced waves of more than 5 m Fig. 4.9 Global distribution of glaciers Fig. 4.10 The degree of favourable conditions for the formation of rock glaciers Fig. 4.11 Areas of internal drainage Fig. 4.12 Areas of upwelling and downwelling Fig. 5.1 Fig. 5.2 Fig. 5.3 Fig. 5.4 Fig. 5.5 Fig. 5.6
Areas of mass reproduction and invasions of locusts Global distribution of Pear Leaf Blister Mite (Eriophyes pyri Pgst.) Global distribution of some mammals and birdsagricultural pests Distribution of gipsy moth Countries in which the pine wood nematode was found (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) Global distribution of some mammals-forest pests
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Appendixes
Global distribution of powdery mildew on tomato caused by Oidium neolycopersi
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