GEOHAZARDS - MAREK GRANICZNY, WŁODZIMIERZ MIZERSKI

The book "Geohazards" is the second, updated edition of the publication "Natural Disasters", which was published in 2007. The authors, Marek Graniczny and Włodzimierz Mizerski, based on the latest data and rich illustrative material, present a comprehensive picture of the natural hazards that threaten our planet. The publication is an invaluable source of knowledge for students of geology, geography, environmental protection, as well as for all those interested in the subject of natural hazards and their impact on human life.

• Comprehensive discussion of volcanic processes and earthquakes.
• Analysis of tsunami and hurricane events and their catastrophic consequences.
• Detailed information on floods, landslides and other mass movements.
• Description of avalanches and catastrophic climate changes and their impact on the weather.
• Discussion of disasters related to collisions of the Earth with cosmic objects.
• Analysis of the influence of changes in the Earth's magnetic field on the generation of geohazards.
• Presentation of the influence of humans on the formation of geohazards.

The book provides a detailed discussion of volcanic processes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, landslides and other mass movements, avalanches, catastrophic climate changes and their impact on anomalous weather events with catastrophic consequences, as well as disasters related to collisions of the Earth with cosmic objects in relation to the great extinctions in the history of the Earth, changes in the Earth's magnetic field, as well as the impact of humans on the generation of geohazards. The new edition has been supplemented with the latest events that have occurred in the last 10 years, which allows for an up-to-date look at the issue of geohazards.

The authors also present statistics and examples that affect human activity, including the costs of losses resulting from geohazards. New technologies for monitoring geohazards have been presented, which constitutes a significant advance in this field in the last decade. The sections on examples of geohazards in Poland, such as landslides in the Carpathians, subsidence in the GZW, abrasion of the coasts of the southern Baltic Sea, etc., have been expanded.

Scientific Publishing House PWN, known for its high-quality scientific publications, guarantees the reliability and credibility of the information presented. The book is an ideal source of knowledge for students, scientists and all those interested in the subject of natural hazards and their impact on our planet. The paperback cover and the 235x170 mm format make the book handy and convenient to use. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the mechanisms governing the Earth and the dangers that result from them.