Natural Disasters Caused By Land Movements Including Avalanches, Earthquakes, Lahars, And Volcanic Eruptions

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.

A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. It may be caused by land movement, water, or weather disasters. Land movement disasters are caused by rapid flow of snow down a slope, sudden shaking of the Earth's crust, mudflow or debris flow composed of pyroclastic material, or expulsion of lava or tephra from a volcanic vent or fissure. This book studies various types of land movement natural disasters including gravity current, avalanche dam, epicenter, mudslide, and lava.


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