Natural disasters books

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Hawai'I Tsunamis

Hawai'I Tsunamis

Author: Barbara Muffler ,  Pacific Tsunami Museum
ISBN: 9781467132633
Format: Paperback
$58.05

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A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe in the Constitution State

A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes: Catastrophe...

Author: Dr Robert Hubbard
ISBN: 9781540212399
Format: Hardback
$84.45

"The Wallingford tornado of 1878 took less than two minutes, but it killed at the rate of one person per second....  Read More >>

Red River Floods: Fargo and Moorhead

Red River Floods: Fargo and Moorhead

Author: Terry Shoptaugh
ISBN: 9781531670559
Format: Hardback
$64.66

Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, have existed on opposite sides of the Red River of the North since...  Read More >>

Forces of Nature and Cultural Responses

Forces of Nature and Cultural Responses

Author: Katrin Pfeifer ,  Niki Pfeifer
ISBN: 9789400792883
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Section 2 includes a psychological study on the impact of earthquakes on academic performance, a study on tsunami...  Read More >>

Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modeling: Supporting Policy Processes

Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modeling: Supporting Policy...

Author: Aniello Amendola ,  Tatiana Ermolieva
ISBN: 9789401784986
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Efficient and equitable policies for managing disaster risks and adapting to global environmental change are critically...  Read More >>

Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Pakistan

Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Pakistan

Author: Atta-Ur- Rahman ,  Amir Nawaz Khan
ISBN: 9784431553687
Format: Hardback
$232.85

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Fighting Fire in the Sierra National Forest

Fighting Fire in the Sierra National Forest

Author: Marcia Penner Freedman
ISBN: 9781540209702
Format: Hardback
$84.45

To live in the foothills on the periphery of the Sierra National Forest is to live with the certainty of summer...  Read More >>

Disasters: Learning the Lessons for a Safer World

Disasters: Learning the Lessons for a Safer World

Author: David Eves
ISBN: 9781138920194
Format: Paperback
$105.00

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy

Author: Jonathan P Branch
ISBN: 9781503389960
Format: Paperback
$34.29

A story that touches the hearts of millions when a boy is caught in the middle o the storm with nothing but courage....  Read More >>

Tragedia en el golfo/Tragedy in the Gulf

Tragedia en el golfo/Tragedy in the Gulf

Author: Tere Marichal-Lugo
ISBN: 9781508602484
Format: Paperback
$26.27

Muchos seres vivientes murieron o han sido afectados a consecuencia del escape de petróleo en el golfo de México....  Read More >>

Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina

Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater...

Author: Stuart B. Schwartz
ISBN: 9780691157566
Format: Hardback
$67.99

The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce,...  Read More >>

Life in Challenge Mills, Yuba County, California, 1875-1915, With Emphasis on Its People, Homes, and Businesses

Life in Challenge Mills, Yuba County, California, 1875-1915,...

Author: McDonald
ISBN: 9781507535981
Format: Paperback
$42.21

Special areas in many national forests have been set aside for research in the natural sciences. These areas are...  Read More >>

Pangaea: Seeking a Balance

Pangaea: Seeking a Balance

Author: Tony Boyd Priest
ISBN: 9780692375563
Format: Paperback
$14.49

'Pangaea' provides new insights into Earth's Geological History and subsequent future From a little different point...  Read More >>

Post-Hurricane Assessment at the East Flower Garden Bank Long-Term Monitoring Site: November 2005

Post-Hurricane Assessment at the East Flower Garden...

Author: U S Department of the Interior
ISBN: 9781507656471
Format: Paperback
$42.21

Hurricane Rita, a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Index, passed within 50 miles (83 km) of the Flower Garden...  Read More >>

In the Path of Destruction: Eyewitness Chronicles of Mount St. Helens

In the Path of Destruction: Eyewitness Chronicles of...

Author: Richard Waitt
ISBN: 9780874223231
Format: Paperback
$50.60

A geologist with intimate knowledge of Mount St. Helens, Richard Waitt chronicles the eruption through unforgettable,...  Read More >>

City Resilience

City Resilience

Author: Michael Burayidi
ISBN: 9780415741842
Format: Mixed media product
$2415.00

This four-volume collection brings together the most important canonical and cutting-edge thinking in planning and...  Read More >>

People's Response to Disasters in the Philippines: Vulnerability, Capacities and Resilience

People's Response to Disasters in the Philippines: Vulnerability,...

Author: J. C. Gaillard
ISBN: 9781137484291
Format: Electronic book text
$250.80

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The Science of Responding to a Nuclear Reactor Accident: Summary of a Symposium

The Science of Responding to a Nuclear Reactor Accident:...

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies
ISBN: 9780309316590
Format: Paperback
$76.56

The Science of Responding to a Nuclear Reactor Accident summarizes the presentations and discussions of the May...  Read More >>

Jaw-Dropping Geography: Fun Learning Facts about Avenging Avalanches: Illustrated Fun Learning for Kids

Jaw-Dropping Geography: Fun Learning Facts about Avenging...

Author: Jess Roche
ISBN: 9781507816769
Format: Paperback
$31.65

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Three's Company, Mallory!

Three's Company, Mallory!

Author: Laurie Friedman ,  Jennifer Kalis
ISBN: 9781467709378
Format: Paperback
$18.45

When Chloe Jennifer moves to Wish Pond Road, Mallory's friend Mary Ann starts including Chloe Jennifer in everything...  Read More >>

Assessment of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: A European Perspective

Assessment of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: A European...

Author: Jörn Birkmann (University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 7, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany) ,  Stefan Kienberger (University of Salzburg, Austria)
ISBN: 9780124105287
Format: Hardback
$369.47

Covers the vulnerability of human and environmental systems to climate change and eight natural hazards: earthquakes,...  Read More >>

Current International Perspectives on Wildland Fires, Mankind & the Environment

Current International Perspectives on Wildland Fires,...

Author: Brigitte Leblon
ISBN: 9781634636827
Format: Hardback
$574.40

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Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Global Implications, Long-Term Health Effects & Ecological Consequences

Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Global Implications, Long-Term...

Author: Shizuyo Sutou
ISBN: 9781634637480
Format: Hardback
$551.11

The magnitude 9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, claiming over 20,000 lives. It crippled...  Read More >>

Bioinsecurity and Vulnerability

Bioinsecurity and Vulnerability

Author: Nancy N. Chen ,  Lesley A. Sharp
ISBN: 9781938645426
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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