Natural disasters books

In November 1991 the American flag was lowered for the last time at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. This act...  Read More >>

This book documents seven examples of Early Warning Systems for hydrometeorological and other hazards that have...  Read More >>

""An augmented and corrected edition with a new afterword by the author""--Cover.  Read More >>

Why communities and institutions need to work together to reduce disaster risk  Read More >>

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This book explains how to use social media as a powerful tool for all phases of disaster management. It highlights...  Read More >>

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Hundreds of scientists have worked for the past eight years to understand one of the most important forces that...  Read More >>

Biography of Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, who has dedicated his life to peaceful and humanitaritan...  Read More >>

This book reports on important advances and developments over the past 15 years in earthquake geotechnical engineering,...  Read More >>

From Hurricane Katrina and the south Asian tsunami to human-induced atrocities, terrorist attacks and the looming...  Read More >>

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Critical incidents all too often explode onto the social conscious and challenge our sense of security.  Read More >>

This book is the second in a series that examines how geographic information te- nologies (GIT) are being implemented...  Read More >>

This volume focuses on the increasing of biodiversity through time and on recurrent events of minor and major ecosphere...  Read More >>

In time for the one year anniversary of the 2011 earthquake in Japan, a collection of essays and stories by Japanese...  Read More >>

Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject...  Read More >>

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled...  Read More >>

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled...  Read More >>

The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) was established as a means of raising worldwide public and political...  Read More >>

Covers the causes, probability and impacts of floods; the measures that can be used to manage flood risk, balancing...  Read More >>

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti’s capital on January 12, 2010 will be remembered as one of the world’s...  Read More >>

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Have you ever in your wildest dreams imagined being in a massive, violent tornado like the one that swept through...  Read More >>

In June 1972, Hurricane Agnes hit the East Coast with a monstrous and devastating force, bringing a deluge across...  Read More >>