natural disasters

Variety of newspaper articles which explore 20th-century disasters.

A variety of articles which explore 20th-century disasters.

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about hurricanes, what causes them, what measures can be taken to prepare for one, and what it is like to deal with the destruction one can cause.

From bloodthirsty beasts of the animal kingdom to the deadliest natural disasters, this book features the most fearsome and fatal things on the planet. Be on your guard, a bite from some of these dreaded deadly creatures has no known cure!!.

Describes devastating natural disasters, including earthquakes, avalanches, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions that have destroyed towns at various times in history.

Collects one hundred facts about extreme weather and natural phenomena, covering volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and more; and includes illustrations, cartoons, quizzes, and activities.

This book shows how the dynamics--the workings--of disasters are connected by a small number of natural laws and how the most obvious process in a disaster is not always the one that causes the devastation. For instance, the transformation of apparently solid ground into a substance like quicksand during the 2010 Haiti earthquake is what caused the destruction of Port au Prince. Kieffer argues that only by truly understanding the dynamics of natural disasters can we begin to institute engineering and policy practices to minimize their impact on our lives.

Natural Disasters examines the types of natural hazards, their costs in human lives and economic impact, and national and international responses to them. Detailed case studies examine disasters in the United States, the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami of 2004-2005, water resource management in China, the 1984-1985 famine in Ethiopia, and the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia in 1985. The case studies also investigate strategies that governments and private agencies have adopted to predict, manage, and survive natural disasters.