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Book Synopsis California Disasters, 1812-1899 by : William B. Secrest
Download or read book California Disasters, 1812-1899 written by William B. Secrest and published by Quill Driver Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First person accounts of the major catastrophies of 19th century California.
Book Synopsis California Disasters and Catastrophies by : Carole Marsh
Download or read book California Disasters and Catastrophies written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis California's Most Devastating Disasters by : Carole Marsh
Download or read book California's Most Devastating Disasters written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis California Catastrophes by : Gary Griggs
Download or read book California Catastrophes written by Gary Griggs and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "California is the most populous state in the nation and has attracted immigrants since the gold rush in 1848, whether by accident or intention. Although California also has more natural hazards per square mile than any other state as a result of straddling a plate boundary and because of its geologic adolescence, this hasn't deterred others from moving here. In addition to active faults and earthquakes, the state has a myriad of other natural hazards that frequently wreak havoc on the state and its residents, whether floods, landslides and debris flows, sea-level rise and coastal erosion, an occasional tsunami, and now we have climate change with its more frequent droughts and wildland fires, and more concentrated winter rainfall. This book is about the state's vulnerability to natural hazards, why and where we have these events, what has happened in the past and what we can anticipate in the future. And no place in the state is far from one natural hazard or another. Most Californians have an innate interest in these events and not many years goes by without a catastrophe of one sort or another, which can affect entire towns or regions. California Catastrophes is the only book focused on the natural disaster history of the state"--
Book Synopsis California Disasters by : Phyllis J. Perry
Download or read book California Disasters written by Phyllis J. Perry and published by Farcountry Press. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often said that California has four seasons: drought, flood, fire, and earthquakes. Certainly, the Golden State has experienced an abundance of these disasters in its history. The twenty-four chapters in this illustrated book highlights some of the major events that have occurred in the state. Some of these disasters occurred long ago, while others document recent events. Some are well-known, such as the snow-trapped Donner Party of 1846 and the unforgettable fire and earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Others are less familiar, such as the wreck of the paddle ship Brother Jonathan in 1865 or the fire at the Argonaut Mine in 1922. Included are disasters involving ships, planes, trains, and cars while others deal with tsunamis, dust storms, floods, and the collapses of bridges and dams. Some, like the shark attacks along the California coast, happen year after year and affect only a few. Other recurring disasters, like summer wildfires, claim dozens of lives and hundreds of structures, destroy wildlife, devastate miles of land, and even wipe out whole towns. The spectacular eruption of Lassen Peak has occurred only once. Although disasters usually bring loss, they sometimes bring us hard-won knowledge that may prevent future similar tragedies. Out of each disaster, acts of heroism, bravery, and compassion occur as individuals and groups attempt to aid victims in need. Illustrated with black & white archival photos. Featuring true stories researched and written about the most dramatic and diverse disasters from the Golden State. Includes natural and man-made disasters dating from 1771 to 2020.
Download or read book Ecology of Fear written by Mike Davis and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty and engrossing look at Los Angeles' urban ecology and the city's place in America's cultural fantasies Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees. In this controversial tour de force of scholarship, unsparing vision, and inspired writing, Mike Davis, the author of City of Quartz, revisits Los Angeles as a Book of the Apocalypse theme park. By brilliantly juxtaposing L.A.'s fragile natural ecology with its disastrous environmental and social history, he compellingly shows a city deliberately put in harm's way by land developers, builders, and politicians, even as the incalculable toll of inevitable future catastrophe continues to accumulate. Counterpointing L.A.'s central role in America's fantasy life--the city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909--with its wanton denial of its own real history, Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, Ecology of Fear meticulously captures the nation's violent malaise and desperate social unease at the millennial end of "the American century." With savagely entertaining wit and compassionate rage, this book conducts a devastating reconnaissance of our all-too-likely urban future.
Author :California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :84 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (121 download)
Book Synopsis Report by : California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs
Download or read book Report written by California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Waiting for Disaster by : Ralph H. Turner
Download or read book Waiting for Disaster written by Ralph H. Turner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the media reported a bulge on the San Andreas Fault in 1976, describes the impact on public opinion, and suggests ways to encourage earthquake preparedness
Book Synopsis California’s Deadliest Earthquakes: A History by : Abraham Hoffman
Download or read book California’s Deadliest Earthquakes: A History written by Abraham Hoffman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home to hundreds of faults, California leads the nation in frequency of earthquakes every year. Despite enduring their share of the natural disasters, residents still speculate over the inevitable big one. More than three thousand people lost their lives during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Long Beach's 1933 earthquake caused a loss of nearly $50 million in damages. And the Northridge earthquake injured thousands and left a $550 million economic hit. Historian Abraham Hoffman explores the personal accounts and aftermath of California's most destructive tremors.
Book Synopsis Imaging Disaster by : Gennifer Weisenfeld
Download or read book Imaging Disaster written by Gennifer Weisenfeld and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-11-14 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation—the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923—this fascinating volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. The Kanto earthquake triggered cultural responses that ran the gamut from voyeuristic and macabre thrill to the romantic sublime, media spectacle to sacred space, mournful commemoration to emancipatory euphoria, and national solidarity to racist vigilantism and sociopolitical critique. Looking at photography, cinema, painting, postcards, sketching, urban planning, and even scientific visualizations, Weisenfeld demonstrates how visual culture has powerfully mediated the evolving historical understanding of this major national disaster, ultimately enfolding mourning and memory into modernization.
Book Synopsis Great Planning Disasters by : Peter Hall
Download or read book Great Planning Disasters written by Peter Hall and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1982-03-22 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wide-ranging, significant, and readable...It will earn respect in non-academics as well as academic circles. A first-rate job."—Lloyd Rodwin
Author :California. Legislature. Senate. Select Committee on Tourism and Aviation Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :128 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (197 download)
Book Synopsis The Impact of Natural Disasters on California's Tourism Industry by : California. Legislature. Senate. Select Committee on Tourism and Aviation
Download or read book The Impact of Natural Disasters on California's Tourism Industry written by California. Legislature. Senate. Select Committee on Tourism and Aviation and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Disasters and Heroic Rescues of California by : Ray Jones
Download or read book Disasters and Heroic Rescues of California written by Ray Jones and published by Globe Pequot Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From blizzards and earthquakes to floods and fires, California has seen its share of disasters. This book offers fascinating reading for anyone interested in real-life drama set in the Golden State. Includes such disasters as the Jackson Argonaut Mine Fire of 1922, the 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times building, and the Crescent City Tsunami of 1964.
Book Synopsis California Disasters by : Phyllis Perry
Download or read book California Disasters written by Phyllis Perry and published by Sweetgrass Books. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights some of the major catastrophic events from natural and man-made disasters dating from 1771 to 2020. It is said that California has four seasons: drought, flood, fire, and earthquakes. From the well-known (the Donner Party fiasco of 1846 and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire) and the obscure (the wreck of the paddle ship Brother Jonathan in 1865 and the fire at the Argonaut Mine in 1922). Perry's book surveys the scope and impact of these disasters, covering quakes, shipwrecks, plane and train crashes, car pileups, tsunamis, dust storms, floods, bridge and dam collapses, and the spectacular eruption of Lassen Peak.
Book Synopsis The Big Flood, California, 1955 by : California. Disaster Office
Download or read book The Big Flood, California, 1955 written by California. Disaster Office and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309499879 Total Pages :161 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources for responding and rebuilding, and receive less assistance from state, local, and federal agencies. Because burning wood releases particulate matter and other toxicants, the health effects of wildfires extend well beyond burns. In addition, deposition of toxicants in soil and water can result in chronic as well as acute exposures. On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The workshop explored the population health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity consequences of increasingly strong and numerous wildfires, particularly in California. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Book Synopsis California Wildfires by : Sue Gagliardi
Download or read book California Wildfires written by Sue Gagliardi and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the cause, impact, and aftermath of the wildfires that burned across California. Easy-to-read text, compelling photos, and a simple timeline give readers an age-appropriate look at how people prepare for and respond to wildfires.
