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Download or read book Natural Disasters written by Claire Watts and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a wide range of natural disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and epidemics.
Book Synopsis Witness to Disaster: Earthquakes by : Judith Bloom Fradin
Download or read book Witness to Disaster: Earthquakes written by Judith Bloom Fradin and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the earthquake in Alaska in 1964 as told by eyewitness accounts of this disaster.
Book Synopsis Nature's Fury by : Carole Garbuny Vogel
Download or read book Nature's Fury written by Carole Garbuny Vogel and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives eyewitness descriptions of thirteen disasters from 1871 to 1980, including earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, blizzards, drought, flash floods, and wildfires and includes a list for further reading and web sites for additional information.
Download or read book Volcanoes written by Judith Bloom Fradin and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides first-person reports of those who've witnessed the violent rage of a volcanic eruption.
Download or read book Disasters written by Brenda Z. Guiberson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes ... Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events."--Barnesandnoble.com.
Download or read book Hurricanes written by Judith Bloom Fradin and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at hurricane with an emphasis on eyewitness accounts.
Book Synopsis Erased by a Tornado! by : Jessica Rudolph
Download or read book Erased by a Tornado! written by Jessica Rudolph and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the causes and characteristics of tornadoes and scientific advances in storm prediction.
Book Synopsis Social Media in Earthquake-Related Communication by : Francesca Comunello
Download or read book Social Media in Earthquake-Related Communication written by Francesca Comunello and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive framework for disaster communication, with a main focus on earthquake-related communication, building on a previously fragmented, single-case study approach to analysing the role of social media during natural disasters.
Download or read book The Big Ones written by Dr. Lucy Jones and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Together they have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray. The history of natural disasters is a history of ourselves. In The Big Ones, leading seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones offers a bracing look at some of the world's greatest natural disasters, whose reverberations we continue to feel today. At Pompeii, Jones explores how a volcanic eruption in the first century AD challenged prevailing views of religion. She examines the California floods of 1862 and the limits of human memory. And she probes more recent events--such as the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the American hurricanes of 2017--to illustrate the potential for globalization to humanize and heal. With population in hazardous regions growing and temperatures around the world rising, the impacts of natural disasters are greater than ever before. The Big Ones is more than just a work of history or science; it is a call to action. Natural hazards are inevitable; human catastrophes are not. With this energizing and exhaustively researched book, Dr. Jones offers a look at our past, readying us to face down the Big Ones in our future.
Download or read book Disasters at Sea written by Mary B. Woods and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years, the perils of the sea have claimed uncountable numbers of victims. Bad weather, rocks and icebergs, equipment failures, human error, and many more types of tragedies have all sent ships to watery graves. While modern technology has made sea-going vessels safer and rescues easier, there still are terrible disasters that occur. With dramatic images and eyewitness accounts—plus the latest facts and figures—this book gives you a close-up look at disasters at sea.
Book Synopsis A Paradise Built in Hell by : Rebecca Solnit
Download or read book A Paradise Built in Hell written by Rebecca Solnit and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.
Book Synopsis Meltdown: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima by : Deirdre Langeland
Download or read book Meltdown: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima written by Deirdre Langeland and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deirdre Langeland's Meltdown explores for middle grade readers the harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disaster On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast. It triggered a tsunami with a wall of water 128 feet high. The tsunami damaged the nuclear power plant in Fukushima triggering the nightmare scenario--a nuclear meltdown. For six days, employees at the plant worked to contain the meltdown and disaster workers scoured the surrounding flooded area for survivors. This book examines the science behind such a massive disaster and looks back at the people who experienced an unprecedented trifecta of destruction.
Download or read book Unnatural Disaster written by Betsy Reed and published by Nation Books. This book was released on 2006-08-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster of staggering proportions. The vicious winds and surging seas that lashed the Gulf Coast on August 31, 2005, paralyzed New Orleans and left a scene of utter devastation in their wake. But when the winds and waves abated, they revealed an unnatural disaster — a social catastrophe directly caused by the government's callous indifference to the needs of the region's most vulnerable residents. This pattern of near-criminal government neglect did not begin with its response to Katrina, but the hurricane did lay bare its extraordinary depth and horrifying consequences, exposing how race and class can spell life or death in contemporary America. In the months that followed, The Nation published a series of articles and editorials documenting the gross negligence of the Bush administration and the heroic effort of community organizers and ordinary citizens to put their city back together again, as well as the attempts of political progressives to push for a 'New Deal.' Unnatural Disaster includes riveting on-the-scene reporting, columns, blogs, essays and articles from Mike Davis and Anthony Fontenot, Naomi Klein, Patricia Williams, Jeremy Scahill, Eric Alterman, Adolph Reed, Jr., Eric Foner, Curtis Wilkie, Billy Sothern, among many others.
Book Synopsis The Atlas of Natural Disasters by : Jeff Groman
Download or read book The Atlas of Natural Disasters written by Jeff Groman and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how natural disasters occur and how they shape life on earth.
Download or read book Titanic written by Mark Dubowski and published by DK Children. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read the incredible true story of the "unsinkable" ship that sank. - back cover.
Book Synopsis Nature's Wrath: The Science Behind Natural Disasters by :
Download or read book Nature's Wrath: The Science Behind Natural Disasters written by and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting series, readers will unravel the mysteries of Earth's biggest and most destructive events. From earthquakes to tsunamis, no corner of the globe is safe from a natural disaster. This series takes readers through the chemical and geographical processes that cause each catastrophic event. Full-color photographs highlight the spectacle created when Mother Nature roars, and a timeline shows key moments as each type of natural disaster unfolds to show readers just how quickly havoc can be wreaked. Thorough scientific explanation and stirring case studies are juxtaposed with firsthand accounts from those who escaped the clutches of disaster and are still able to tell the tale. - Full-color photographs capture each disaster's impact - Timeline in each book highlights major moments in natural disasters as they unfold - Eyewitness accounts from people who experienced each kind of disaster firsthand
Book Synopsis 100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters by : Anna Claybourne
Download or read book 100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters written by Anna Claybourne and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How tall was the biggest tsumani? What causes giant hailstones? How hot is the inside of a volcano? What is a cyclonic storm? Uncover the power of the world's most destructive natural disasters!
