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Part activist memoir, part climate change primer, Disasterology is a passionate and personal analysis of a country in crisis--one unprepared to deal with the disasters of today and those looming in our future. With inhabitable spaces growing, temperatures rising, and the risk of man-made disasters increasing, our world is more vulnerable to disasters than ever before. Most people see disasters as freak, natural events that are unpredictable and unpreventable. But that simply isn't the case. Most disasters are indeed preventable, and when they do strike, there are strategic ways to lessen the impact. In Disasterology, Dr. Montano brings readers on an eye-opening journey studying some of our worst disasters, helping readers make sense of what really happened. She explains why some disaster survivors receive support and others don't, the critical role the media plays in recovery, the history of FEMA, and how the recovery system was designed to serve some communities while ignoring marginalized ones. Climate change is one of the biggest causes of worsening disasters, having already disrupted ecosystems. Dr. Montano offers a preview of what our outlook will be if we don't take aggressive, immediate action to reduce our carbon emissions. She also explores the COVID-19 pandemic, what might become our generation's most deadly disaster, and the many decisions made behind closed doors that failed to protect Americans. A deeply moving and timely narrative that draws on Dr. Montano's firsthand experience in disaster management, Disasterology is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how our country handles disasters and how to be better prepared as an individual and a society.

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"A fascinating on-point analysis of our nation's current response to the ongoing climate crisis, and what must be done. Dr. Montano's on-the-ground observations also made the work interesting and relatable. -- ""Sandy Rosenthal, author of Words Whispered in Water"""

A fascinating on-point analysis of our nation's current response to the ongoing climate crisis, and what must be done. Dr. Montano's on-the-ground observations also made the work interesting and relatable. -- Sandy Rosenthal, author of Words Whispered in Water

A fascinating on-point analysis of our nation's current response to the ongoing climate crisis, and what must be done. Dr. Montano's on-the-ground observations also made the work interesting and relatable. -- Sandy Rosenthal, author of Words Whispered in Water

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Dr. Samantha Montano is currently an assistant professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. She holds a BS in psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and an MS and PhD in emergency management from North Dakota State University. She writes about the intersection of disasters and climate change, gender, and media for the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, CityLab, Vox, among others, and has been interviewed about various disasters by the New York Times, the Atlantic, National Geographic, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times. Disasterology is her first book. Eileen Stevens is a voice-over actress living and working in New York City whose voice can be heard on cartoons, promos, programs for English-language learners, and audiobooks. She has voiced Iris on Pok�mon. An Earphones Award-winning narrator, she has also directed and produced audiobooks for over six years.

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