Nature on the Rampage With Harm J. De Blij

A fascinating account of how the planet that sustains us also threatens our very existence . . . how the natural environment -- whose comforts we take for granted -- can turn on us with unspeakable fury. Discusses killer storms, devastating floods, catastrophic earthquakes, & the horrifying chance of asteroids or comets crashing into the Earth. Chapters include: Nature on the Rampage by Harm J. . de Blij; Weather's Fury by Richard Lipkin; From Ice to Fire by Elizabeth Culotta; The Unstable Earth by Richard Monastersky; & The Nature of Risk by Dennis Flanagan. Illustrated with numerous vivid color illustrations.