Natural disasters books

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The 1958 Colfax Tornado

The 1958 Colfax Tornado

Author: Troy Knutson ,  Michelle Knutson
ISBN: 9781540239181
Format: Hardback
$84.45

June 4, 1958, was a muggy and breezy day in western Wisconsin....  Read More >>

My Weather Companion: Now That You Know Series for Ages 7- 8

My Weather Companion: Now That You Know Series for Ages...

Author: Judith Eboye Alegieuno
ISBN: 9781071173961
Format: Paperback
$39.57

My Weather Companion, the 'Now That You know' Series for ages 7 - 8 years, discusses ecosystem, the atmosphere,...  Read More >>

Himalaya on the Threshold of Change

Himalaya on the Threshold of Change

Author: Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
ISBN: 9783030141790
Format: Hardback
$145.17

The book is divided into two major sections – on natural changes and cultural changes – and 11 chapters: an introduction,...  Read More >>

Building and Measuring Community Resilience: Actions for Communities and the Gulf Research Program

Building and Measuring Community Resilience: Actions...

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ,  Policy and Global Affairs
ISBN: 9780309489720
Format: Paperback
$158.40

The frequency and severity of disasters over the last few decades have presented unprecedented challenges for communities...  Read More >>

Tambora and the Year without a Summer: How a Volcano Plunged the World into Crisis

Tambora and the Year without a Summer: How a Volcano...

Author: Wolfgang Behringer (University of York)
ISBN: 9781509525492
Format: Hardback
$51.95

Originally published in German as: Tambora und das Jahr ohne Sommer: wie ein Vulkan die Welt in die Krise stèurzte....  Read More >>

Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World

Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten...

Author: Alexandra Witze ,  Jeff Kanipe
ISBN: 9781982586775
Format: Audio
$182.16

Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of...  Read More >>

Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World

Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten...

Author: Alexandra Witze ,  Jeff Kanipe
ISBN: 9781982586782
Format: Audio
$86.99

Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of...  Read More >>

Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World

Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten...

Author: Alexandra Witze ,  Jeff Kanipe
ISBN: 9781982586805
Format: Audio
$79.07

Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of...  Read More >>

Magnetic Pole Shift & Mini Ice Age: An in-depth explanation of the ongoing Magnetic Pole Shift & a Mini Ice Age caused by the Magnetic Pole Shift

Magnetic Pole Shift & Mini Ice Age: An in-depth explanation...

Author: Keredine Andrade Ganom
ISBN: 9781099594236
Format: Paperback
$92.40

This book makes the connection between the Magnetic pole Shift and Mini Ice Age.The first chapters explain the moon...  Read More >>

Where Are My Children?!

Where Are My Children?!

Author: L A a Davis ,  Dr Melissa Caudle
ISBN: 9781951028442
Format: Hardback
$52.77

Twenty seventeen was one of the worst hurricane seasons in history. Some blame the erratic changes in the weather...  Read More >>

Disaster Research and the Second Environmental Crisis: Assessing the Challenges Ahead

Disaster Research and the Second Environmental Crisis:...

Author: James Kendra ,  Scott G. Knowles
ISBN: 9783030046897
Format: Hardback
$422.37

Topics include: the history and evolution of disaster research, innovations in disaster management, disaster policy,...  Read More >>

Water and Disasters: Cases from the High Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters

Water and Disasters: Cases from the High Level Experts...

Author: Jerome Delli Priscoli ,  Kenzo Hiroki
ISBN: 9781789060782
Format: Paperback
$323.44

Water is life. But water is also a threat to life. During the past decade, the risks from water-related disasters...  Read More >>

Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro

Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm,...

Author: Rachel Slade
ISBN: 9780062699879
Format: Paperback
$47.49

""In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, Rachel Slade's Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account...  Read More >>

In the Wake of Disaster: Islamists, the State and a Social Contract in Pakistan

In the Wake of Disaster: Islamists, the State and a...

Author: Ayesha Siddiqi (Royal Holloway, University of London)
ISBN: 9781108472920
Format: Hardback
$194.06

This book is an ethnographic exploration into the state's responsibility to its people in the aftermath of a natural...  Read More >>

Our Planet: The official companion to the ground-breaking Netflix original Attenborough series with a special foreword by David Attenborough

Our Planet: The official companion to the ground-breaking...

Author: Alastair Fothergill ,  Keith Scholey
ISBN: 9780593079768
Format: Hardback
$49.99

Companion to the groundbreaking NETFLIX original documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough, OUR PLANET...  Read More >>

Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters,...

Author: Edward A. Keller ,  Duane E. DeVecchio
ISBN: 9781138058415
Format: Hardback
$735.00

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

The City in Geography: Renaturing the Built Environment

The City in Geography: Renaturing the Built Environment...

Author: Benedict Anderson (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
ISBN: 9781138645547
Format: Hardback
$242.00

The City in Geography explains how the fall of geography in relationship to human survival has come through the...  Read More >>

Hurricane Katrina and the Lessons of Disaster Relief

Hurricane Katrina and the Lessons of Disaster Relief...

Author: Michael Powelson
ISBN: 9781527518155
Format: Paperback
$218.99

Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, exposed the failings and incompetence of local, state, and...  Read More >>

Disaster Law: Emerging Thresholds

Disaster Law: Emerging Thresholds

Author: Amita Singh (Professor and Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India)
ISBN: 9780367277765
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book looks at how legal frameworks can and do reduce risks arising out of disasters. It analyses existing disaster...  Read More >>

Deadly Storms of the Delmarva Coast

Deadly Storms of the Delmarva Coast

Author: Michael Morgan
ISBN: 9781540238856
Format: Hardback
$84.45

Coastal Delaware, Maryland and Virginia have always been vulnerable to the power of storms. In the early nineteenth...  Read More >>

Disaster Security: Using Intelligence and Military Planning for Energy and Environmental Risks

Disaster Security: Using Intelligence and Military Planning...

Author: Chad M. Briggs (The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland) ,  Miriam Matejova
ISBN: 9781108459372
Format: Paperback
$90.54

This book details intelligence and military planning methods for anticipating environmental and security-related...  Read More >>

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