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Natural and Man-Made Hazards: Proceedings of the International Symposium Held at Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, 3-9 August, 1986

Natural and Man-Made Hazards: Proceedings of the International Symposium Held at Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, 3-9 August, 1986

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Environmental StudiesGeology

ISBN10: 940107142X
ISBN13: 9789401071420
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Sep 26 2011
Pages: 868
Weight: 3.13
Height: 1.80 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
In recent years, several major natural and man-made hazards have challenged scientists, government officials and the public in general: earthquakes, major volcanic and other seismic eruptions in Mount St. Helens, EI Chichon, Mexico city, Nevado del Ruiz, Japan, Italy, Greece, Cameroon and many other places on our globe; Tsunami in the Pacific Ocean and deadly storm surges along the coasts of India, Bangladesh and Japan; Cyclones, floods, thunderstorms, snow storms, tornadoes, drought, desertification and other climatic catastrophes; Amoco-Cadiz oil spill accident (France), Three-Mile Island (U. S. A. ) and Chernobyl (U. S. S. R. ) nuclear accidents, Bhopal chemical accident (India), acid rain (Canada, U. S. A. ) and other technological disasters. Such hazards have snuffed out millions of lives, infli

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