03870cam a2200985 4500 525129852 TxAuBib 20211105120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780385542715 0385542712 B07465FXBP Amazon b80283c1-bd3a-42a7-8058-4188f16e9563 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 554995 554995 554995 3605301 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Jones, Lucy. The Big Ones [Libby] : How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2018. san. Natural disasters. Earth Science. Volcanoes. Nature. Fukushima. hurricane. water. Earthquake. Katrina. Science. global . Ecosystems. World History. earthquakes. Floods. catastrophe. extinction. earth. for. disaster. natural disaster. change. adults. gifts. environmental. Environment. tornado. warming. survival. Wildlife. Lisbon. Kids. History. Books. Geology. Meteorology. weather. climate. Pompeii. Hurricanes. Disasters. natural. typhoon. vesuvius. andreas. science book. history gifts. science gifts. history teacher gifts. ridgecrest. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 20MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 21MB. History. Nature. Science. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come</b><br /> <br /> Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes—they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Together they have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray. The history of natural disasters is a history of ourselves.<br /> <br /> In <i>The Big Ones</i>, leading seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones offers a bracing look at some of the world's greatest natural disasters, whose reverberations we continue to feel today. At Pompeii, Jones explores how a volcanic eruption in the first century AD challenged prevailing views of religion. She examines the... Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b80283c1-bd3a-42a7-8058-4188f16e9563&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b80283c1-bd3a-42a7-8058-4188f16e9563&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b80283c1-bd3a-42a7-8058-4188f16e9563&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)