Natural Disasters category: 785 books
Risk, Disaster and Crisis Reduction
Mobilizing, Collecting and Sharing Information
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
In the field of risks and crises, both the access to relevant information and its circulation are seen as crucial factors. Based on a new integrated theoretical model focusing on the stakeholder, the book proposes analysis of information reformulation and circulation in risk environments and crisis...
by mark mullen
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Is humanity out of time on Earth as Stephen Hawkins suggests? Or is global warming just a one-time speed bump in the road for mankind?
Either way, the climate is warming. But is man singularly responsible for this? Are there other contributing forces? Understanding Global Warming will explore...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
This book, with contributions from international landslide experts, presents in-depth knowledge of theories, practices, and modern numerical techniques for landslide analysis. Landslides are a reoccurring problem across the world and need to be properly studied for their mitigation and control. Due...
Hurricane Katrina
The Mississippi Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2012
This book presents the fullest account yet written of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Rooted in a wealth of oral histories, it tells the dramatic but underreported story of a people who confronted the unprecedented devastation of sixty-five-thousand homes when the eye...
Emergency Preparedness
Quick Reference To Emergency Essentials, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Preparedness Evaluating The Us Department Of, Emergency Preparedness FEMA Faces Challenges Integrating Community Pre, Emergency Preparedness State Efforts To Plan For Medical
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
This handbook will help you to establish a practical disaster preparedness plan for your entire family. This book covers numerous of topics such as emergency preparedness, emergency essentials, disaster preparedness emergency preparaparedness evaluating the us department of, emergency preparedness fema...
Tsunami Kids
Our Journey from Survival to Success
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
On Boxing day 2004, Rob, Paul, Mattie and Rosie Forkan tragically lost their parents in the Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. Aged from 8 to 17, they subsequently faced a harrowing and solitary 200km trek across the decimated country to get home to safety. The bravery, ingenuity and resilience...
Into the Storm
Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-Defying Adventures in Extreme We ather
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
An eye-of-the-hurricane view of storm chasing from the star of the Discovery Channel hit series Storm Chasers.
Only one in ten chases actually intercept a tornado-unless you're Reed Timmer. The thrill-seeking meteorologist and star of Storm Chasers has followed and faced down more violent tornadoes...
Into the Raging Sea
Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
WINNER OF THE MAINE LITERARY AWARD FOR NON FICTION
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF JANET MASLIN’S MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE SUMMER
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE
ONE OF OUTSIDE MAGAZINE’S BEST BOOKS...
Alive!
Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People Who Survived Deadly Tornadoes, Avalanches,Shipwrecks, and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Alive! is a heart-stopping collection of survival stories from the archives of Reader’s Digest’s ‘Drama in Real Life’ series. Editors have mined the Reader’s Digest archives to bring readers Alive! Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People Who Survived Deadly Tornadoes, Avalanches, Shipwrecks...
by Anita Ganeri
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Forest Fire! describes how, why and where forest fires happen.
The Pocket Disaster Survival Guide
What to Do When the Lights Go Out
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Whether it’s a hurricane bearing down on a home near the coast or a power line downed in a snowstorm near a car, are you prepared for these situations? This slim handbook will provide you with all the information you need to ensure that you, your family, and your pets can weather any emergency crisis....
Nine Lives
Death and Life in New Orleans
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
The hidden history of the haunted and beloved city of New Orleans, told through the intersecting lives of nine remarkable characters.
“Nine Lives is stunning work. Dan Baum has immersed himself in New Orleans, the most fascinating city in the United States, and illuminated it in a way that...
Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast
Tales of Pirates, Squalls & Treasure
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2010
Under the hot summer sun, vacationers stroll the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, chewing saltwater taffy and listening to the gulls raucous cackle. Few realize that under the sparkling water rests a graveyard. Horrific nor'easters, treacherous shoals and simple human error caused the demise of countless ships,...
Last Train to Paradise
Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2003
The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.
In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur...