Natural Disasters category: 785 books

Cover of SHTF Stockpile: Preparation for Beginners! How to Prepare Yourself for Living off the Grid when things Go Bad!
by Frank Noyer
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017

Sometimes preparing for the worst could be the best thing that you can do. Sometimes you should do it in order to create safer experience for when things go bad. It’s something that many people need to think about, and sometimes it’s best when people do these types of things. You should always...
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Top 25 Items You Should Pack in Your Bug-Out Bag

The Ultimate Preppers’ Guide to the Galaxy, #1

by King Cajun
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015

What would you do in the event of a disaster where you had to flee your city and home? Are you prepared? If your answer is "I don't know" and "no", then this book can help! The Prepper's Guide to the Galaxy Series is intended as a guide to help you prepare on a basic level....
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The Great 1667 Dalmatia Earthquake

An In-Depth Case Study

by Paola Albini
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015

This book seeks to provide a comprehensive reconstruction of the 1667 Dalmatia earthquake phenomenon on the basis of eyewitness testimony. At the same time, one of the distinctive features of this book is that the earthquake observations are treated and arranged in time and space so as to provide...
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Urban Drought

Emerging Water Challenges in Asia

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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2018

This book presents water insecurity issues in urban areas while developing a water security index and explores the innovative approaches to water development and management with examples from Asian cities. The urban water crisis is a global phenomenon, but it is more obvious in the megacities of the...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Disaster Risk Reduction Education (DRRE) have overlapping areas of concern focusing on strengthening the link to local communities. In reality, there is significant synergy in ESD and disaster risk reduction (DRR). Both concepts urge looking at the communities,...
Cover of Reducing Lightning Injuries Worldwide
by Mary Ann Cooper, Ronald L. Holle
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018

This book is a resource for understanding why Lightning continues to be a major health hazard, especially in the developing world, and equips researchers, governments, and public health advocates with the knowledge and techniques needed to reduce lightning casualties worldwide.  
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Global Warming

Stay Abreast Of Pollution, About Global Warming, Global Warming Threat

by James E. Thornhill
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2013

This global warming book arms you with vital insights on global warming, pollution, about global warming, global warming threat, global warming made simple, global warming prevention.
Cover of Estimating Fatality Rates for Earthquake Loss Models
by Emily So
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015

This manuscript sets out a process for estimating fatalities in collapsed buildings due to ground shaking in an earthquake. The aim of this research is to supplement current earthquake loss estimation with fatality rates (percentage of occupants killed) for use in models which are based on recent...
Cover of Devastation on the Delaware: Stories and Images of the Deadly Flood of 1955
by Mary Shafer
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016

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Landslides in Sensitive Clays

From Research to Implementation

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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017

This book gathers the most recent scientific research on the geological, geotechnical and geophysical aspects of slope failure in sensitive clays. Gathering contributions by international experts, it focuses on understanding the complete and practical spectrum of challenges presented by landslides...
Cover of Preppers Blueprint: 30 Tips on How To Save Yourself During Winter Storms
by Ervin Cole
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017

The Preppers Blueprint: 30 Tips on How to Save Yourself during Winter Storms is designed to guide you in the preparation of winter storms. There are various ways that will help you to stay safe during storms and enjoy a better life. Basic aim behind this book is to provide awareness to people about...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015

This publication summarizes the studies carried out at two of the most active volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná. El Chichón erupted explosively in 1982 killing more than 2000 people being the worst volcanic disaster in Mexico, and Tacaná produced two mild phreatic explosions...
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Disaster Education and Management

A Joyride for Students, Teachers and Disaster Managers

by Rajendra Kumar Bhandari
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013

The book is expressly written for the young minds because they are our best hope for a safer tomorrow. The book is profusely illustrated, as it offers a joyride to the world of the whole range of hazards through simplified teaching-learning process, with less of teaching and more of learning. This...
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Snakes of North America

Eastern and Central Regions

by Alan Tennant
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003

Providing thorough descriptions of almost 200 species, this guide presents thousands of facts and figures that will help you identify, understand, and appreciate these important and remarkable animals. Each species and subspecies account includes the latest findings on abundance, size, reproductive habits, prey, habitat, behavior and venomous/nonvenomous status.
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