Disasters

Discusses disastrous volcano eruptions such as Mount Vesuvius, Mount St. Helens, Krakatoa, Mt. Pelee, Mauna Loa, and Kilauea.

Presents accounts of some of the world's most devastating volcano eruptions, each with a time line, photographs, and definitions of key terms.

Presents detailed accounts of some of the world's worst sea disasters including the Titanic, the Andrea Doria, and Deepwater Horizon, each with a time line, photographs, and definitions of key terms, and includes information on several additional tragedies at sea.

Describes the impact of several historic earthquakes around the world, including San Francisco, 1906 and 1989; Haiti, 2010; Japan, 2011; and others in Mexico City and China.

Contains a short description of five space disasters that have occurred since the fire aboard the Apollo 1 spacecraft that killed three American astronauts in 1967 as well as the explosion aboard the Apollo 13, the Challenger accident in 1986, and the Columbia in 2003.

Surveys five separate mountain disasters of the twentieth century including George Mallory's attempt to climb Mt. Everest, the 1986 deaths of seven students and two teachers on Mount Hood near Portland, Oregon, and the 2008 deaths of eleven experienced mountain climbers on K2.

Presents accounts of some of the world's most devastating fires, each with a time line, photographs, and definitions of key terms.

Presents accounts of several of the world's worst ecological disasters, including Love Canal, 1970's; Valdez, 1989; Chernobyl, 1986; each with a time line, photographs, and definitions of key terms.

Presents accounts of the world's worst air disasters, each with a time line, photographs, and definitions of key terms.

Discusses terrorism and how terrorists justify their actions. Describes famous acts of terrorism including the Munich Massacre, the Oklahoma City bombing, and 9/11.