Natural Disasters category: 785 books
Basic Survival
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Many people are beginning to become concerned by increasing natural disasters, global conflict, and political unrest and the smart ones want to do something about it. Unfortunately, increased awareness about disaster preparedness has caused an information overload. It is easy to become overwhelmed...
Hurricane Hazel
Canada's Storm of the Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel battered southern Ontario, leaving in its wake a terrible toll: thousands homeless, million in property damage, and, worst of all, 81 people dead. Hazel destroyed bridges, submerged towns, and drowned unsuspecting Ontarians in their homes and cars. Raymore Drive...
Oil and Water
Media Lessons from Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
Along the Gulf Coast, history is often referenced as pre-Katrina or post-Katrina. However, the natural disaster that appalled the world in 2005 has been joined by another catastrophe, this one man-made--the greatest environmental and maritime accident of all time, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill....
The Disaster Survival Guide
How to Prepare For and Survive Floods, Fires, Earthquakes and More
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Droughts. Landslides. Trillions of dollars in damages. Billions of people affected. Terrorist attacks. Gas explosions. Bridge collapses. Car, train, and plane crashes. These sudden and unexpected events make it feel as if chaos rules...
The Armageddon Survival Handbook
How to Prepare Yourself for Any Possible Scenario
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010
Growing up in Soviet-dominated Hungary, Rainer Stahlberg developed an increasing wariness of the world around him. When he was wounded in the Hungarian uprising of 1956, he resolved to never be caught unprepared again. Let him prepare you for any crisis. Here he details a step-by-step plan for surviving...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world’s population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulnerable to natural hazards such...
by Angela England, Robin Egerton
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Getting Prepared is a beginner's manual for how to get started feeling more confident and self-reliant during life's unexpected happenings. While we all certainly hope that nothing bad will ever happen, we all secretly know that it could. From emergency grab-and-go bags, to a 30-day food plan, this...
by Raja Rizwan Hussain, Muhammad Wasim, Saeed Hasan
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
This book details the analysis and design of high rise buildings for gravity and seismic analysis. It provides the knowledge structural engineers need to retrofit existing structures in order to meet safety requirements and better prevent potential damage from such disasters as earthquakes and fires.
Coverage...
There Was A Fire Here
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
• There were 369,500 home fires in 2013; people who have suffered the loss of their homes and prized possessions to these fires will be able to relate to the author’s story. • Fires, floods, mudslides—all of these natural disasters affect hundreds of thousands of people every year. Middle-aged...
Development in Unity Volume One
Compendium of Works of Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2015
Development in Unity: A Compendium of Works of Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, Volume1 is a compilation of research works, published articles, speeches, seminar presentations, addresses, and radio broadcasts written by the author over the past 40 years.
In these articles, the author,...
Prepping on the Cheap - How to Build Your Survival Stock Without Spending a Fortune
The Ultimate Preppers’ Guide to the Galaxy, #3
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
This is a MUST READ for the Beginning Prepper! Start building your suvival stock without breaking the bank!
What would happen to you and your family if suddenly one day you woke up and realized the electric grid had been knocked out in the night?
A significant blow to the power grid...
by Peijun Shi
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
This is the first English language book to systematically introduce basic theories, methods and applications of disaster risk science from the angle of different subjects including disaster science, emergency technology and risk management. Viewed from basic theories, disaster risk science consists...
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Are you prepared in the event of a castastrophe? Will you be ready? This is common knowledge-that disaster is everywhere. It's in the streets, it's inside your campuses, and it can even be found inside your home. The question is not whether we are safe (because no one is really THAT secure anymore)...
by Bethany D. Rinard Hinga Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast, triggering a powerful tsunami. The massive destruction that resulted proved that not even sophisticated, industrialized nations are immune from nature's fury. Written to take some of the mystery out of the earth's behavior, this...