Natural disasters books

A characteristic of the present global ecological situation is increasing instability or— put another way—a crisis...  Read More >>

This is a unique, timely and engaging text with wide ranging geographical coverage. The text brings together, for...  Read More >>

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The events of time in the years of this book I write about all are a true story of a time of history forgotten about....  Read More >>

Thompson traces the origins of the Cascadia Subduction Zone--a crack in the Earth's crust that runs from northern...  Read More >>

First published in 1990, this book describes the nature of the hurricane, one of the world's most dangerous weather...  Read More >>

Remote Sensing of the Changing Oceans is a comprehensive account of the basic con­cepts, theories, methods and applications...  Read More >>

The natural workings of the Earth often lead to immense human suffering. Is this suffering inevitable? In this book...  Read More >>

California straddles the boundary between two of the Earth's tectonic plates. As a result, it is broken by numerous...  Read More >>

Focuses on the Earth's natural processes and the disasters that occur when the Earth concentrates its energy and...  Read More >>

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This interdisciplinary book uses empirical research to explore the causes of flooding in the United States and the...  Read More >>

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The new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards, remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for university...  Read More >>

Focusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best...  Read More >>

An unforgettable memoir of solitude, wilderness and wildfires  Read More >>

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For nearly a decade, Philip Connors has spent half of each year in a 7?7? fire lookout tower, ten thousand feet...  Read More >>

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While rising seas are inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices - including uprooting communities,...  Read More >>

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