Natural Disasters: From the Black Plague to the Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo

by Lee Davis

Book Overview

From the Black Plague to the recent volcanic eruption in the Philipines, this comprehensive volume offers a world-wide survey of natural disasters through history. The book encompasses a range of events, including landslides, avalanches, earthquakes, droughts, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, snowstorms, typhoons and volvanic eruptions. Organized according to type of disaster, each entry provides basic facts about each disaster and insights into its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816020345
• ISBN13: 9780816020348
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.