Disasters category: 785 books
Storm Warning
The Story of a Killer Tornado
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
A nail-biting, captivating look at tornados, from personal stories of those impacted by the natural disasters to the history of the struggle to understand this bewildering force of Mother Nature.
May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged...
by Philip B. Bedient, James B. Blackburn Jr., Shannon S. Van Zandt
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the...
Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides
Volume 3 Advances in Landslide Technology
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
This volume contains peer-reviewed papers from the Fourth World Landslide Forum organized by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), the Global Promotion Committee of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL), University of Ljubljana (UL) and Geological Survey of Slovenia in Ljubljana,...
by Judy Fradin
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
It’s another beautiful day of your paradise vacation in South Asia. You look out onto a calm sea on this day after Christmas, already looking forward to ringing in 2005. But why is the ocean receding so far from shore? Are those fish flapping around in the sand? Something is not right. Your island...
Apocalyptic Planet
Field Guide to the Future of the Earth
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The earth has died many times, and it always comes back looking different. In an exhilarating, surprising exploration of our planet, Craig Childs takes readers on a firsthand journey through apocalypse, touching the truth behind the speculation. Apocalyptic Planet is a combination of science and adventure...
by KidCaps
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Volcanos are one of the most destructive natural disasters known to man--but what makes them tick? In this book (just for kids), you will learn about how volcanoes start, different types, and where they are most active. This easy to understand book will help you understand volcanoes in no time at...
Natural Hazards
Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Natural Hazards focuses on hazards as the interface between humanity and its needs for space and resources, as well as on the ongoing geologic processes of Earth and features many new Canadian examples and discussions while retaining the best U.S. and international illustrations. The third Canadian...
Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modeling
Supporting Policy Processes
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Efficient and equitable policies for managing disaster risks and adapting to global environmental change are critically dependent on development of robust options supported by integrated modeling.
The book is based on research and state-of-the art models developed at IIASA (International Institute...
Outdoor Life: Prepare for Anything Survival Manual
338 Essential Survival Skills
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Be Prepared. Be a Survivor. Are you preparing for the collapse of society? If so, you are definitely not alone. In this timely follow-up to The Ultimate Survival Manual, Prepare for Anything is packed with hundreds of gear, skills, and survival tips and strategies to help you be ready for anything,...
Weather 101
From Doppler Radar and Long-Range Forecasts to the Polar Vortex and Climate Change, Everything You Need to Know about the Study of Weather
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Learn the science behind weather and weather prediction in this clear and straightforward new guide.
Weather is everywhere, and while it’s typically not thought about most of the time, it can get everyone’s attention in an instant—whether it’s the swirling destruction of a tornado,...
The Politics and Policies of Relief, Aid and Reconstruction
Contrasting approaches to disasters and emergencies
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Disaster policies present a new challenge to the practitioners and students of global politics; this book explains how political science enriches the contribution of the social sciences to the study of disaster relief, aid and reconstruction following the major disaster events, both natural and man-made, of recent times.
by John Nichols
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2002
Minutes before midnight on the evening of March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed. The dam's 200-foot concrete wall crumpled, sending billions of gallons of raging flood waters down San Francisquito Canyon, sweeping 54 miles down the Santa Clara River to the sea, and claiming over 450 lives in...
Mayday!
Shipwrecks, Tragedies & Tales from Long Island's Eastern Shore
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
From valiant rescues to sorrowful disasters, the eastern shore of Long Island is home to a riveting collection of maritime lore.Since the mid-1600s, eastern Long Island�s shoals, sandbars and assorted submerged hazards have caused many an unlucky vessel to become shipwrecked. The frequency of wrecks...
by Tamara Leigh Hollingsworth
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
Uncover some of the most infamous disasters in the world including the Hindenburg, the sinking of the Titanic, the Dust Bowl, BP oil spill, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, and the Chernobyl disaster in this shocking book. With its intriguing facts, vivid images, helpful graphs and maps, and...