Natural disasters books

An examination of hurricanes describes their characteristics and causes, hurricane disasters, and prediction and...  Read More >>

This book uses television news coverage of the 1993 Midwest flood as a case study to analyze the intersection of...  Read More >>

This book uses television news coverage of the 1993 Midwest flood as a case study to analyze the intersection of...  Read More >>

On Sunday, March 23, 1913, the burgeoning city of Omaha, Nebraska, fell victim to one of the worst tornado disasters...  Read More >>

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Aimed at practitioners, policymakers and researchers, this volume distills knowledge of environmental health during...  Read More >>

An examination of tsunamis describes the characteristics and causes of tsunamis, tsunami disasters, and tsunami...  Read More >>

A novelist and historian team up to tell the story of the October 1871 fire in the lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin,...  Read More >>

The problems and issues of natural hazards and disasters, both globally and in Canada, are becoming increasingly...  Read More >>

An introduction to the scientific principles behind various geological processes to explain how and why they can...  Read More >>

In Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests, George Gruell examines the woodlands through repeat photography: rephotographing...  Read More >>

Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. The End of the World focuses on the many potential...  Read More >>

Provides a world-wide perspective of submarine mass movements and their consequences. This book assembles contributions...  Read More >>

“Smokechasing” is an American coinage describing the practice of sending firefighters into the wild to track down...  Read More >>

On April 8, 1998, a powerful tornado plowed through a quiet spring night in the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama....  Read More >>

Reveals the short-sightedness behind conceiving of floods, fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes as...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World comes an examination...  Read More >>

Authorative and comprehensive, this book makes clear that there are links between global scale processes and local...  Read More >>

Authorative and comprehensive, this book makes clear that there are links between global scale processes and local...  Read More >>

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Hurricane research implicates something more than science. It is the key to saving lives and mitigating economic...  Read More >>

Flood Problem and Management in South Asia focuses on both the hazard and the vulnerability aspects of floods.  Read More >>

Examines the nature, origins, and dangers of floods and discusses how to prevent them and protect against them....  Read More >>

Providing thorough descriptions of almost 200 species, this guide presents thousands of facts and figures that will...  Read More >>