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Author:   Jan Kozák ,  Vladimir Cermák
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.739kg
ISBN:  

9789048133246

ISBN 10:   9048133246
Pages:   203
Publication Date:   03 May 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis.- Vesuvius-Somma Volcano, Bay of Naples, Italy.- Etna Volcano, Sicily.- Stromboli Volcano, Lipari, Tyrrhenian Sea.- Phleghraean Fields.- Santorin/Thira Volcano, Greece.- Ferdinandea, a New Submarine Volcano.- Volcanism in Iceland.- Pico de Teide, Tenerife Island, Canary Archipelago.- Mount Pelée Volcano, Martinique.- Orizaba Volcano, Mexico.- Jorullo Volcano, Mexico.- Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala.- Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador.- Chimborazo Mountain, Ecuador.- Antuco Volcano, Chile.- Kusatsu-Shirane Mt., Japan, 1660s Eruption.- Volcanoes of Indonesia.- Gamkonoro Mt., Moluccas Islands.- Avacha Volcano, Kamchatka, Far East Russia.- Volcanoes of the Hawaiian Archipelago.- Kiyev Earthquake, 1230.- Aix-en-Provence Earthquake, 1708.- Basel Earthquake, 1356.- Rhodes Earthquake, 1481.- Istanbul Earthquake, 1566.- Two Earthquakes at Yedo (Tokyo), Around 1650 (?) and in 1855.- Earthquake at Port Royal (Jamaica), 1692.- Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755.- Calabrian Earthquakes of 1783 and Later On.- Valona (Albania) Earthquake, 1851.- Zagreb (Agram) Earthquake, Croatia, 1880.- Two Earthquakes in Italy: Ischia 1881 and Casamicciola 1883.- Imperia Earthquake, French/Italian Riviera, 1887.- Earthquake at Shemakha, Azerbaijan, 1902.- Submarine Explosion Near Juan Fernadez Island, Chile, in 1835 (or 1837).- Guadeloupe Earthquake, Antilles, 1843.- San José Earthquake, Costa Rica, 1888.- The 1861 Earthquake at Mendoza, Argentina.- Arequipa/Arica Earthquake (Peru-Chile Border Zone), 1868.- San Salvador Earthquake, Salvador, 1873.- Charleston Earthquake, South Carolina, USA, 1886.- Hayward Earthquake, 1868.- The 1906 Great San Francisco Earthquake.- Two Calabrian Earthquakes, 1905 and 1908.- Milestones of Seismology.

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From the reviews: The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters, by geophysicists Jan Kozak and Vladimir Cermak, is a timely collection of pictorial records of earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis from antiquity to modern times. ! This events is well documented in the book which includes stories ! . helps us to understand that catastrophes are part of the history of humanity while reminding us of the vulnerability of the human species in the face of natures wrath. (Alexis Drahos, Nature, Vol. 465, June, 2010) This work provides historical accounts and folklore supplemented with images that convey perspectives on nature and the role and fate of humans. Kozak and Cermak ! organized images primarily selected from Kozak's personal collection. ! Summing Up ! Earth and environmental history collections serving upper-division undergraduates and above. (L. S. Zipp, Choice, Vol. 48 (3), November, 2010)

From the reviews: The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters, by geophysicists Jan Kozak and Vladimir Cermak, is a timely collection of pictorial records of earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis from antiquity to modern times. ! This events is well documented in the book which includes stories ! . helps us to understand that catastrophes are part of the history of humanity while reminding us of the vulnerability of the human species in the face of natures wrath. (Alexis Drahos, Nature, Vol. 465, June, 2010)

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