The World of Hazards and Disasters
The world of hazards and disasters is enormous in its expanse, bewildering in its variety, spectacular in its appearance, masterly in its teachings, and overwhelming in its consequences. The chapter takes the readers on to a conducted tour of a biblical a
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The World of Hazards and Disasters
Abstract
The world of hazards and disasters is enormous in its expanse, bewildering in its variety, spectacular in its appearance, masterly in its teachings, and overwhelming in its consequences. The chapter takes the readers on to a conducted tour of a biblical array of hazards and disasters like volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, lightning, thunderstorms, tornadoes, blizzards, cyclones, floods, famines, and fires. Kaleidoscopic in range, rich in substance, entrancing in style, simple and lucid in presentation, and profound in message, the chapter aims to make every date with disasters a learning opportunity and every lesson from disasters a saving grace.
Contents Volcanoes................................................................................................................................... Origin of the Term Volcano ................................................................................................. Evolution of Volcanoes......................................................................................................... Fury of Volcanoes ................................................................................................................. Horrors of Volcanic Gases.................................................................................................... Places to Look for Volcanoes............................................................................................... Types of Volcanoes............................................................................................................... Moods and Tantrums of Volcanoes...................................................................................... Volcanic Activity................................................................................................................... A Scale for Ranking Volcanic Eruptions ............................................................................. Glimpse of a Great Volcano ................................................................................................. Men for Whom the Volcanoes Were Their First Love ....................................................... Earthquakes................................................................................................................................ Earthquake Waves ................................................................................................................. Distance to an Earthquake .................................................................................................... Earthquake Magnitude, Duration, and Damage Potential ................................................... Determining the Magnitude (Size) of an Earthquake .......................................................... A Glimpse of the Bizarre World of Earthquakes ................................................................ An Earthquake Which Killed 250,000 People in 16 Seconds! ........................................... Difference Between
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