Disasters category: 785 books
The Gathering Wind
Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
October 2012. A replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, set a collision course with a storm that became the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic—a clash that proved to be one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.
The Bounty, crewed...
My Earthquake Preparedness Guide
Simple Steps to get You, Your Family and Pets Prepared
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
The time to prepare is now – before the earthquake strikes. Once the “Big One” hits, it’s too late. I wish I had a crystal ball to predict when the next earthquake will strike. I wish I could tell you what damage your home might sustain or how the earthquake will impact you, your family and your...
Are You Ready?
How to Prepare for an Earthquake
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2011
A four-week program to help you and your family survive. Major earthquakes typically happen once a year somewhere on our planet. Sometimes little damage occurs and sometimes many lives are lost. Knowing what to do before, during, and after an earthquake can save your life and help your family members...
March Was Made of Yarn
Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
In time for the one year anniversary of the 2011 earthquake in Japan, a collection of essays and stories by Japanese writers on the devastating disaster, its aftermath, and the resolve of a people to rebuild.
On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake occurred off the northeastern coast of Japan,...
by James Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Do you enjoy camping and hiking?
Do you want to learn strategies for planning, preparing and surviving by yourself in the wilderness?
While nature in the wild is often beautiful it can also be dangerous if you ever become stranded. If you got stranded tomorrow, would you have the necessary...
Columbus and the Great Flood of 1913
The Disaster that Reshaped the Ohio Valley
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, Columbus and the Ohio Valley endured a downpour that would produce the largest flood in one hundred years. Heavy rains came on the heels of an especially cold winter, resulting in a torrent of runoff over saturated and frozen ground. Rivers and streams quickly...
Be a Hero
The Essential Survival Guide to Active-Shooter Events
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Dealing with the unthinkable
It’s never going to be you. Then one day you hear the clatter of automatic fire at the mall. You have been drawn into the chaos and terror of an active shooter event. What do you do? Who do you turn to?
Be a Hero is the essential guide to terrorist attacks that...
FireFighting
The World Encyclopedia of FireFighter Training, FireFighter Gear, Aviation FireFighters, Fire Investigation and More
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
An instant reference to firefighting, firefighter training, firefighter gear, aviation firefighters, fire investigation and much more.
Solar Flares
What You Need to Know: A Special from Tarcher/Penguin
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
There is a force out there that could destroy our world in minutes. . . .
Solar flares—brief bursts of radiation from our sun—have always existed and have never been particularly dangerous. Nature hasn’t changed. But we have. By making our world so dependent on electricity delivered...
Florida Sinkholes
Science and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Below the live oaks, palm trees, cypress swamps, and springs, water is slowly wearing away the limestone bedrock of Florida. The erosion is often unseen, and over time it can result in shocking cave-ins like the destructive spectacle of the 1981 Winter Park sinkhole.
Florida Sinkholes--the...
Granite Mountain
The First-Hand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
**The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave.
A** "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to...
by Mike Hall
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
On January 30, 1607, a huge wave, over 7 meters high, swept up the River Severn, flooding the land on either side. The wall of water reached as far inland as Bristol and Cardiff. It swept away everything in its path, devastating communities and killing thousands of people. Historian and geographer...
THE STORM - Unabridged
The First Substantial Work of Modern Journalism Covering the Great Storm of 1703; Including the Biography of the Author and His Own Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
The Storm relates the events of a week-long storm that hit London starting on 24 November and reaching its height on the night of 26/27 November 1703. It is known as the Great Storm of 1703, and it was described by Defoe as "The Greatest, the Longest in Duration, the widest in Extent, of all...
A Bolt from the Blue
The Epic True Story of Danger, Daring, and Heroism at 13,000 Feet
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
FIVE INJURED CLIMBERS. TEN SEASONED RANGERS. ONE IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE.
On the afternoon of July 26, 2003, six vacationing mountain climbers ascended the peak of the Grand Teton in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Rain and colliding air currents blew in, and soon a massive electrical charge began to build....