Natural disasters books

In January 1998 a massive ice storm descended on New York, New England, and eastern Canada. It crushed power grids...  Read More >>

This special volume contains a selection of papers that were presented as part of the Seventh International Symposium...  Read More >>

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The Second International Conference on ""Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction"" sponsored by the Government...  Read More >>

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An illustrated history of the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston.  Read More >>

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Provides the tools, generic procedures and data needed for initial response to different types of radiological emergency,...  Read More >>

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A good popular account rehashing the eruption, but quickly moving on to the new story the return of life. Some 200...  Read More >>

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A thorough overview of the phenomenon of flooding, including frequency, damage, and information about organizations...  Read More >>

In this report the author provides a picture of the disaster profile of the Indian sub-continent. Focusing primarily...  Read More >>

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The Azeris brought with them copious amounts of data collected over decades which, together with the quantitative...  Read More >>

"In recent years, the number of presidential declarations of ""major disasters"" has skyrocketed. Such declarations...  Read More >>

This easily accessible reference work reveals the workings of savage tropical storms, charts their actions and cycles,...  Read More >>

Including a range of case studies covering the most drought-prone and most affected countries, the contributors...  Read More >>

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Society was reordered after a volcanic eruption in AD 536. It was the nearest humankind has come to Doomsday and...  Read More >>

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