This compendium of the worst natural, man-made, and political catastrophes of all time is a chilling account of mass destruction, horrific plagues, shocking acts of terrorism and killer storms - proof that life can change in the blink of an ...

On an ordinary spring day in 1925, folks in the Midwest were going about business usual.

That day several city blocks were swept clean of all structures and 61 people died. The first edition of Tsunami!, published in 1988, provided readers with a complete examination of the tsunami phenomenon in Hawai'i.

Explores numerous environment, biological, and man-mad disasters, from Noah's flood and a hailstorm that killed 246 people to the Black Death and twentieth-century genocides.

Unearths the forgotten history of a catastrophic flood, examining its profound impact upon the environment and society of modern China.

THE COMING GLOBAL SUPERSTORM WHAT WILL TRIGGER IT? Global warming is about to cause the North Atlantic current to drop to a more southerly route, sending Arctic air barreling into overheated temperate zones. WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE?

Introduction to Emergency Management, Third Edition provides a comprehensive update of this foundational text on the background components and systems involved in the management of disasters and other emergencies.

Collects photographs, range maps, and descriptive entries identifying the markings, habits, habitat, and voice of each species.

As a well balanced and fully illustrated introductory text, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical, technological and social components of natural disaster.

This is a valuable undergraduate textbook for a wide range of courses, including meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science, geography, history, agriculture and social science.