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Students will be intrigued by this discussion of natural processes that are often hazardous to humans. The scientific principles behind geological hazards are discussed, as well as when, where and why certain hazardous and disastrous events have taken palce....[T]his will be a good starting point for a student....[R]ecommended. -Gale Reference for Students

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Timothy M. Kusky is a professor at St. Louis University in Missouri, where he teaches courses in geologic hazards, environmental geology, structural geology, remote sensing, tectonics, and Precambrian crustal evolution. He has an active, award-winning research program, including projects in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the United States, Canada, and Australia. Kusky received his BSc and MSc in geological sciences from the State University of New York at Albany, and his MS and PhD in earth and planetary sciences from Johns Hopkins University. He did post-doctoral studies in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and worked as a visiting professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and the Allied Geophysical Laboratories at the University of Houston. He also worked an an assistant professor at the Center for Remote Sensing and Department of Geology at Boston University.

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