Disasters category: 785 books
Superstorm Sandy
The Inevitable Destruction and Reconstruction of the Jersey Shore
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Sandy was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history after Katrina, but the waters had barely receded from the Jersey coast when massive efforts began to “Restore the Shore.” Why do people build in areas open to repeated natural disasters? And why do they return to these areas in the wake of...
Last-Minute Survival Secrets
128 Ingenious Tips to Endure the Coming Apocalypse and Other Minor Inconveniences
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Last-Minute Survival Secrets contains more than a hundred ingenious survival tips that may sound quirky at first, but really do work. Readers will discover a wide range of handy and unusual secrets to outsmart the unexpected and escape perilous situations using common, household products. Green shows...
Who Killed New Orleans?
Mother Nature Vs. Human Nature
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2005
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created the most expensive disaster, the largest evacuation, and the third deadliest flood in American history.
Nobody can control Mother Nature but the world's most advanced nation could have protected its citizens better. This disaster revealed the faulty psychological...
by Damon P. Coppola
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Disaster management is a vibrant and growing field, driven by government spending in the wake of terrorist attacks and environmental debacles, as well as private-sector hiring of risk managers and emergency planners. An ever-increasing number of practicing professionals needs a reference that can...
by Michael Noone
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
How to Become an International Disaster Volunteer discusses the immense value an experienced water systems engineer, trauma surgeon, or communications specialist could bring to a disaster stricken community, while also explaining how their professional educations do not prepare them for the logistical,...
Preparing to Survive
Being ready for when disaster strikes
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
What are you going to do if the water supply stops? Or if theres no food on sale any more? If theres no electricity? Or if law and order breaks down? Will you manage? Would you make the right decisions? Are you ready for this? SAS And Elite Forces Guide: Preparing To Survive teaches you all the skills...
by Olivier Rubin, Rasmus Dahlberg
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
A Dictionary of Disaster Management offers over 200 terms covering different disasters from a social science perspective, brining together insights from many different disciplines including sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and natural science. It also features practical terms,...
Disaster Preparedness
Practical Handbook For Your Disaster Plan If Disaster Strikes
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
"Are You Prepared For A Natural Disaster?" "Do you know what to do if disaster strikes today?" "Do you have your Disaster Plan ready?" This Practical Guide Is Designed For Those That Might Not Really Know How To Prepare For A Natural Disaster, But Know It Is Of Importance....
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Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2014
This comprehensive book addresses the pressing need for up-to-date literature on volcanic destinations (active and dormant) and their role in tourism worldwide in chapters and case studies. The book presents a balanced view about the volcano-based tourism sector worldwide and discusses important issues...
The 1940 Vrancea Earthquake. Issues, Insights and Lessons Learnt
Proceedings of the Symposium Commemorating 75 Years from November 10, 1940 Vrancea Earthquake
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
These proceedings include most of the available information on this major seismic event and its consequences. With an estimated moment magnitude of 7.7 and a heavy toll in terms of human and economic losses, it ranks as the largest intermediate-depth earthquake in Europe in the twentieth century....
by Richard Hansen, Gladys Hansen
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
One of the greatest disasters of the twentieth century, in words and photos.
The Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 was an unparalleled catastrophe in the history of San Francisco. More than 4.5 square miles of the city burned and crumbled into a windswept desert of desolation. This book is...
by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of climate change while igniting famine, disease, even perhaps revolution. Laki is one of Iceland’s most fearsome volcanoes.
Laki is Iceland’s largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783...
Surviving Armageddon
Solutions for a threatened planet
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2005
The Asian tsunami of Christmas 2004 killed more than a quarter of a million people and shattered the lives of many more. The ruthless indifference of the forces of nature to our fragile existence on the surface of the planet could not have been more shockingly demonstrated, nor the sheer scale of...
The Power of the Sea
Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service,...