Geological Disasters: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- ISBN-10
- 0531022889
- ISBN-13
- 9780531022887
- Category
- Disasters
- Pages
- 88
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979-01-01
- Publisher
- Franklin Watts
- Author
- Thomas G. Aylesworth
Description
Describes the world's most recent earthquakes and volcanic activity, the causes, and the studies scientists have made in predicting them.
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- 2008-02-13
- 62 pages
- Paperback
- Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
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