The world is in danger! From gigantic eruptions to asteroid collisions natural disasters have the power to devastate life on Earth. Find out why these disasters occur, what effects they have on our surroundings and how likely each disaster is to strike again. Find out what we are doing to avoid disasters in the future, and how people are learning to live with the threat of an earthquake or volcano on their doorstep.

 

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Oxford University Press .

David Burnie studied zoology and botany at the University of Bristol, and has worked