Living on the shores of Hawai'i : natural hazards, the environment, and our communities
Title:
Living on the shores of Hawai'i : natural hazards, the environment, and our communities
Author:
Fletcher, Charles H.
ISBN:
9780824834333
(pbk.
:
alk.
paper)
Publication Information:
Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2010.
Physical Description:
x, 371 p. : ill. col. ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"A latitude 20 book."
Contents:
History of the land -- Volcanism among the islands -- Earthquakes and tsunamis -- Hurricanes -- Climate and water resources -- Stream flooding and mass wasting -- Sewage treatment and polluted runoff -- Climate change and sea-level rise -- Beach erosion and loss -- Reefs and overfishing -- A responsibility to nurture the land.
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