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Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath is a deeply personal and reflective journey through post-Katrina New Orleans, blending memoir, travelogue, and spiritual meditation. Written as a firsthand journal, ……続きを見る

Tempêtes, inondations, canicules, vagues de froid... Depuis quelques décennies, ces catastrophes climatiques semblent se multiplier dans le monde. Elles nous paraissent uniques, mais le restent-elle……続きを見る

An examination of scientific controversies in which challenging the accepted position led to great intellectual rewards The word “hunch” has many definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary; this b……続きを見る

The seismic safety of dams is a critical concern worldwide, especially in seismically active regions where aging concrete infrastructure poses serious risks to communities, ecosystems, and economies……続きを見る

Pursuing a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to success……続きを見る

This book provides an introduction to earthquake source physics, at the heart of modern earthquake seismology. It employs a unique dual approach for grasping the physics both from mathematical and n……続きを見る

This book sheds light on the past and future climate change and its impact on water resources in the driest region in the world. In its introductory chapters, it tackles a comprehensive coverage of ……続きを見る

This book explores cutting-edge innovations that strengthen disaster and climate resilience, highlighting the intersection of technology, society, finance, and ecosystems. It provides a comprehensiv……続きを見る

This book provides practical case studies and perspectives on regional tectonic framework, seismic activity, disaster risk reduction, and resilience in Southeast Asia. The review chapters in this bo……続きを見る

This book gathers the proceedings of the 10th Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering (10TCEE), held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on October 8–10, 2025. It covers highly diverse topics, including disa……続きを見る

In isolated towns, forgotten cabins, abandoned barns, and remote rural communities, danger often moves silently through dust, decay, contaminated air, and hidden infestation. The Breathing Hazard Ma……続きを見る

This book presents a systematic framework for evaluating slope stability under short-term heavy rainfall by integrating numerical simulation with GIS-based analysis. It covers several key aspects, i……続きを見る

This book examines the political-economic perspective on the strategic dimensions of disaster risk financing in India. It argues that financing is an essential part of disaster governance and needs ……続きを見る

This book covers the deformation formulation at the source, the initial tsunami wave, its propagation, and run-up, along with the mathematical formulation for generating the initial wave, its propag……続きを見る

This is the first book to theorise humanitarian power within the crimes of the powerful tradition. It offers a compelling account of the structural forces embedded in humanitarian institutions and t……続きを見る

A critical and ethnographic exploration of wildfire management in Australia, one of Earth’s most fire-prone countries, Timothy Neale’s How to Control Fire on a Burning Continent critiques the coloni……続きを見る

La mañana del 26 de diciembre de 2004, en la costa sur de Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala perdió a sus padres, a su marido y a sus dos hijos pequeños en el tsunami del que ella sobrevivió milagrosame……続きを見る

It's hard to escape when you don't know where you're going. Fresh out of high school, Helio, Jessy, Noah, and Beth are all scrambling to figure out what comes next. A mini-semester abroad in Iceland……続きを見る

New Orleans did not drown because no one saw danger coming. The warnings were there for years, buried in engineering reports, newspaper investigations, emergency drills, and quiet fears among people……続きを見る

This highly readable and informative guide answers hundreds of fascinating questions about storms and atmospheric phenomena. In addition to dispelling common misconceptions, it imparts a wealth of s……続きを見る