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Over 50 years have passed since the Black Hills flood swept through western South Dakota in 1972, leaving tragedy in its wake. This book explores the extent of the damage through images that highlig……続きを見る

Even though frequent disaster losses occur in rural and agricultural areas, a substantial number of the prevailing disaster research has focused on urban areas, often failing to notice rural populat……続きを見る

Climate Change in an Aging Society is the first book fully devoted to the impact of climate change on those who are old todayーand those who will be old in decades to come. In doing so, Moody focuse……続きを見る

Drawing on decades of on-the-ground experience, a strong body of existing research on the social construction of risk, and his own academic research, Terry Gibson demonstrates the transformative pot……続きを見る

Do you want to be prepared for natural disasters to protect your family? Are you looking for a survival plan for when things go bad? If the answer is "yes," read on because this book will prepare yo……続きを見る

Deep beneath the crumbling streets of Centralia, Pennsylvania, an inferno has raged unchecked for over sixty years. What began as a routine trash fire in 1962 ignited an underground nightmare that w……続きを見る

"Fuego y muerte en los incendios de Zamora" En el verano de 2022 dos incendios arrasaron el 6 % de la provincia de Zamora. En el segundo de ellos, con epicentro en Losacio, las llamas y el humo mata……続きを見る

The Deadliest Twister in U.S. History The weather forecast for much of the Midwest on March 18, 1925, predicted "Wind and rain." This prediction was right, but lethally inadequate. Around 1 p.m., a ……続きを見る

This book describes recent studies of soil behaviour in strong ground motion – one of the most important and problematic issues in engineering seismology. Destructive earthquakes worldwide show us t……続きを見る

The task of saving the planet requires an extraordinary reckoning with ourselves- with our all-too-human reluctance to sacrifice immediate comfort for the sake of the future. We have turned our worl……続きを見る

Scientists predict the earth is facing 40-to-60 years of climate change, even if emissions of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases stopped today. One inevitable consequence of the greenhous……続きを見る

The book is on latest investigations of natural hazards like earthquakes, landslides, and glacial hazards carried out in last few years. Review papers are on the crustal structure of Himalaya based ……続きを見る

. . . and at home we say if it's yellow let it mellow if it's brown flush it on down . . . ~ Two natural disasters, each on a massive scale, a decade and a half apart. One is the slow withering that……続きを見る

Oil Spill Science and Technology, Third Edition delivers a multi-contributed view on the entire chain of oil-spill related topics from oil properties and behaviors to remote sensing through the mana……続きを見る

This book addresses the geohazard of ground subsidence by giving an overview of subsidence processes and their harmful consequences. It discusses newly developed methods of subsidence prediction, an……続きを見る

This book begins by describing the Tuned Mass Dampers (TMD) systems to familiarize readers with the basic concepts, followed by a brief review of the state-of-the-art research findings culled from r……続きを見る

The New Prepper's Survival Bible... EXTREME EDITION! PERFECT GIFT for those who like to be prepared! Build the essential skills to help you survive catastrophe and get your family ready for any disa……続きを見る

'Economic losses from natural disasters totaled $92 billion in 2015.' Such statements, all too commonplace, assess the severity of disasters by no other measure than the damage inflicted on building……続きを見る

This book discusses the environmental hazards in the Gulf countries (GCC). The publication of this book is of great importance to all those interested and knowledgeable in the field. Climate change ……続きを見る

Sustainable mining is need of hour to fulfil the increasing energy demand of the country and at the same time reduction in rate of carbon emission at utmost priority. Any mining project has signific……続きを見る

In 'Leitfaden zum Überleben von Katastrophen' präsentiert die Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ein umfassendes Handbuch, das darauf abzielt, Individuen und Gemeinschaften auf eine Vielzahl……続きを見る

Fire in the Hole takes you on a long ride through the nuts and bolts career of professional forester Mark Lewing who shares his experiences with the U.S. Forest Service and the Montana Department of……続きを見る

Resilience and Urban Risk Management presents the latest progress made in designing resilient towns, and identifies leads to be explored for attaining the objective of systematically integrating ris……続きを見る

Der Klimawandel ist keine ferne Bedrohung mehr – er ist längst Realität, und die Vereinigten Staaten stehen an einem entscheidenden Wendepunkt. In Die Zukunft der USA im Klimawandel liefert Frank S.……続きを見る

Debemos conocer los riesgos para evitar los desastres y el primer paso que hay que dar es conocer cuáles son aquellos a los que estamos sometidos. Cuando su origen es un fenómeno natural, un peligro……続きを見る

Este libro resume los principales desastres que afectaron a la Tierra en la Antigüedad y los últimos siglos: la era glaciar, los diluvios, los meteorito s, las grandes guerras, las pandemias, entre ……続きを見る

Realignment: Timeless Philosophy for Modern Life In a world overwhelmed by rapid advancements, growing complexity, and relentless demands, humanity faces a profound question: how do we rediscover pu……続きを見る

'Consummate and thorough' – The Times 'Darkly entertaining' – The Spectator A superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant stu……続きを見る

This book presents selected papers from the International Geographical Union (IGU) Thematic Conference 2022, which was held at the Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, India, November 24–25,……続きを見る

Be Prepared: A Family Guide to Surviving Natural Disasters Natural disasters can strike without warning, leaving families scrambling to cope. This guide provides a comprehensive framework for prepar……続きを見る