Eric - Natural Disasters 1

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This study develops a methodology for rapidly obtaining approximate estimates of the economic consequences from numerous natural, man-made and technological threats. This software tool is intended f……続きを見る

This book offers an insight into the global occurrence, geomorphology, evolution, weathering and erosion of coastal cliffs and bluffs. Stabilization and preservation of cliffs are treated in detail.……続きを見る

A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens erupted. Fifty-seven people were killed and hundreds of square miles of……続きを見る

Um atleta do remo, faz um documentário na Amazônia, quando um acidente o faz encontrar uma comunidade isolada. Poderá existir um amor entre pessoas que tem hábitos e costumes totalmente diferentes? ……続きを見る

The New England landscape has long been battered by some of the most intense weather in the United States. The region breeds one of the highest concentrations of meteorologists in the country for a ……続きを見る

This book critically assesses Christchurch, New Zealand as an evolving post-earthquake city. It examines the impact of the 2010–13 Canterbury earthquake sequence, employing a chronological structure……続きを見る

The “compelling” story behind the 1995 Chicago weather disaster that killed hundredsーand what it revealed about our broken society (Boston Globe). On July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering……続きを見る

This book advances a three-step program for mitigation of natural and anthropogenic hazards, addressing mitigation economics and funding possibilities to meet the needs of at risk countries that lac……続きを見る

This book brings together in a single volume a grand overview of solutions - political, economic, and scientific - to social and environmental problems that are related to the growth of human popula……続きを見る

From his home on the Texas Panhandle, John R. Erickson, rancher and author of the bestselling Hank the Cowdog series, saw firsthand the raw power of two megafires that swept across the high plains i……続きを見る

This book focuses on the variety of subsequent consequences that may follow the conclusion of the immediate emergency response effort, consequences that require multi-disciplinary efforts and most l……続きを見る

“Takes a local and regional perspective in looking back on the mountain’s history, the frenzied days surrounding the eruption, and its aftermath.” ーThe Oregonian In the spring of 1980, Mount St. He……続きを見る

'A captivating novel of love, deception and misunderstanding' WOMAN Dan and Sally Oliver and their friend Chloe Hennessey are lucky to be alive. Three years on, after surviving one of the world's bi……続きを見る

Les cyclones ou tempêtes tournantes sont l’un des phénomènes les plus importants et les plus curieux de l’atmosphère. Ces formidables météores, dont la route est marquée par tant de désastres, sont ……続きを見る

This book discusses existing and future global problems of physical, chemical, biological and societal origins faced by increasingly populated cities and mega-cities, and options to mitigate or elim……続きを見る

This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards. These……続きを見る