nature / natural disasters

"A . . . first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 'hotshots'--firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of survival stories from the archives of Reader's Digest's 'Drama in Real Life' series. Whether out on a planned adventure or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, the heroes of these stories are connected by their fierce desire to survive against all odds. Wildfires, blizzards, attacks by grizzlies, jet crashes in the jungle, are just some of the conditions people face in these stories of survival.

Tells the story of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty, the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic movie Mutiny on the Bounty, which sank during Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard. The tall ship was also used in two Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

A moment-by-moment account of Hurricane Sandy that details stories from professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service.