Natural Disasters category: 785 books
Taking Charge in Troubled Times
Proceedings of the 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Disaster Mental Health Conference
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Recent years have seen an extraordinary number of major disasters, critical incidents and other events that have had major impacts on our world. The 2004 tsunami, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affect millions of lives daily. Potential events such as Avian Flu pandemic,...
by Margaret Wills
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Are you sick of pesky, irritating bugs bothering you and your family as you try to spend the summer outdoors? At the same time, are you also fed up with store bought insect sprays or bug repellents that have harsh and toxic chemicals in them? Have you been searching for a better alternative to...
Natural Processes and Human Impacts
Interactions between Humanity and the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
This highly topical book comes at a time when the two-way relationship between humankind and the environment is moving inexorably to the top of the agenda. It covers both sides of this delicate balancing act, explaining how various natural processes influence humanity, including its economic activities...
by Old Natural Ways
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2018
In this day and age, dystopian fiction is all the rage. Many people are considering the catastrophic events that climate change and a shaky economy may cause, and wanting to ensure their safety and survival should a natural disaster occur.
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Workshop on Geotechnical Natural Hazards held July 12–15, 2014, in Kitakyushu, Japan. The workshop was the sixth in the series of Japan–Taiwan Joint Workshops on Geotechnical Hazards from Large Earthquakes and Heavy Rainfalls,...
Natural Hazards
State-of-the-Art at the End of the Second Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
This special volume contains a selection of papers that were presented as part of the Seventh International Symposium on Natural and Man-Made Hazards (HAZARDS-98), held in Chania, Crete Island, Greece, during May 1998. The Symposium attracted broad international interest because many cases of natural...
Natural Disaster Risk Management
Geosciences and Social Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
This textbook provides a thorough introduction to natural disaster risk management. Many aspects of disaster risk management, such as those involved in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches and mudslides call for similar prevention and preparedness instruments, management concepts, and...
The Storm of the Century
Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC’s Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history—a haunting and inspiring tale of tragedy, heroism, and resilience that is full of lessons for today’s new age of extreme weather.
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Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy
Implementation, Organizational Choice, and Contextual Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2011
The negative consequences of natural hazard events are staggering and growing. Governments are acting to increase community resilience, reduce losses, and facilitate recovery, but these actions do not always yield anticipated consequences. This book is a compelling interdisciplinary analysis of California’s...
Disaster Survival Guide – Be Prepared for Any Natural Disaster
Ready to React! – What to Do When Emergency Occur: How to Prepare for the Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane, Tornado, Wildfire or Winter Storm (Including First Aid Instructions)
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Preparedness takes action! Learn more about hazards which can affect your community and ways you can take action to prepare and participate: Earthquakes can occur suddenly and be deadly. Most earthquake-related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects. Flooding is...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
This book presents ongoing research and ideas related to earth observations and global change, natural hazards and disaster management studies, with respect to geospatial information technology, remote sensing, and global navigation satellite systems. Readers will discover uses of advanced geospatial...
Climate Change Adaptation Measures in Vietnam
Development and Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
This book describes the iterative steps that were successfully undertaken to develop adaptation measures to climate change in two Vietnamese provinces. The methodology used to develop the scientific basis and the societal agreement of the need to adapt to climate change is applicable also to other...
International Symposium on Geodesy for Earthquake and Natural Hazards (GENAH)
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geodesy for Earthquake and Natural Hazards (GENAH), Matsushima, Japan, 22-26 July, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
These proceedings contain a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Symposium on Geodesy for Earthquake and Natural Hazards (GENAH), Matsushima, Japan, 22-26 July, 2014. The scientific sessions focused on monitoring temporal and spatial changes in Earth's lithosphere and...
Natural Hazard Zonation of Bihar (India) Using Geoinformatics
A Schematic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
With increased climate variability, aggravated natural hazards in the form of extreme events are affecting the lives and livelihoods of many people. This work serves as a basis for formulating a ‘preparedness plan’ to ensure the effective policy formulation for planned development. Increased demand...