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Reviewed on December 1, 2019 | Print
Gr 6–10—Complementing the overview of humanity's generally destructive relationship with the natural world in Leslie A. Duram's Environmental Geography: People and the Environment, this entry in the series focuses on nature's equally, or at least potentially, destructive ways. Opening with a survey of representative disasters in human history through mid-2018, ranging from earthquakes to gaseous "limnic" eruptions and sinkholes, Newton explores their causes, the results, and possible strategies for coping with them in the future. The...Log In or Sign Up to Read More