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The Big Ones

How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)

Dr Lucy Jones
Throughout history, human society has been threatened by earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions. This chronological survey of natural disasters, from Pompeii to Fukushima, examines their causes, effects and how people have responded to them. It demonstrates their global consequences – a volcanic eruption in Iceland, for example, caused a famine that may have ignited the French Revolution – and contemplates how they might be dealt with in future.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Icon
  • Year: 2018
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 215x135mm
  • ISBN: 9781785784361
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
512294
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