MB - Natural Disasters 1

What is the role of folklore in the discussion of catastrophe and trauma? How do disaster survivors use language, ritual, and the material world to articulate their experiences? What insights and to……続きを見る

At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the schools ba……続きを見る

From Amelia Island just south of Georgia to Key West's southern tip, beaches are one of Florida's greatest assets. Yet these beaches are in danger: rapid structural development on a highly erodible ……続きを見る

When the earthquake that struck the Solomon Islands in 2013 produced tsunami waves that damaged the country’s infrastructure, it was one in a recent string of reminders of the devastating effects th……続きを見る

This book explores the interactions of theories of risk with natural disasters, health crises, and crises in the areas of science and technology. Using organizational frameworks developed exclusivel……続きを見る

In the field of risks and crises, both the access to relevant information and its circulation are seen as crucial factors. Based on a new integrated theoretical model focusing on the stakeholder, th……続きを見る

This book provides a unique and comprehensive assessment of the changes that have been taking place in the Himalayas. It describes in detail all the aspects of change, both natural and cultural, alo……続きを見る

Flood control in urban areas can be feasibly and cost-effectively enhanced by implementing flood proofing approaches to risk reduction in the context of environmental and land-use planning and manag……続きを見る

Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading the term “natural disaster” can be. Forces of nature such as earthquakes, cyclones and extreme variations in weather can trigger d……続きを見る

52 challenges you can encounter in the wild and how to survive them by a man who has survived them. Twitter username and number of followers: @untamedscience (9,400) Facebook page name and number of……続きを見る

All is not well with the planet. Earth! Unusual events now happening all over the world are eloquent signs ー for those who would heed them. Scientists ー ancient and modern ー all agree that someth……続きを見る

Greater Exploits 12 is a continuation of Greater Exploits 11 with more details, focusing on Perfect DIVINE Legislation – Faith, Authority and Power to LEGISLATE and OVERWRITE Natural disasters for g……続きを見る

Chillán 1939. Catástrofe, memorias y patrimonialización rememora el hecho histórico que determinó un momento de inflexión en la historia urbana de la ciudad de Chillán. El terremoto de 1939 es revis……続きを見る

Greater Exploits 12 est une continuation de Greater Exploits 11 avec plus de détails, en se concentrant sur la législation divine parfaite - Foi, autorité et pouvoir pour LÉGISLATER et écraser les c……続きを見る

Greater Exploits 12 es una continuación de Greater Exploits 11 con más detalles, enfocándose en la Perfecta Legislación DIVINA - Fe, Autoridad y Poder para LEGISLAR y SOBREESCRIBIR Desastres natural……続きを見る

Greater Exploits 12 è una continuazione di Greater Exploits 11 con maggiori dettagli, concentrandosi sulla Perfetta Legislazione DIVINA - Fede, Autorità e Potere di LEGISLARE e SOVRASCRIVERE Disastr……続きを見る

Illustrated with more than four hundred on-the-scene photographs, this is the definitive account of the 1906 earthquake and fire that devastated San Francisco. The Earth Shook, The Sky Burned tells ……続きを見る

A new sort of conflict is taking place as the brutal heat wave inexorably descends upon America, transforming the countryside into a searing inferno. In the book "KILL THE HEAT FIRST BEFORE IT KILLS……続きを見る

Un nouveau type de conflit se déroule alors que la vague de chaleur brutale s'abat inexorablement sur l'Amérique, transformant la campagne en un enfer brûlant. Dans le livre "TUEZ LA CHALEUR D'ABORD……続きを見る

Graphic accounts of Australia’s worst disasters – historical as well as events of recent years. From the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983 to the implosion of the Royal Canberra Hospital in 1997, and ……続きを見る

Many areas of the world are at risk from landslides and their consequences; rainfall-triggered landslides particularly affect developing countries in the tropics. Rapid urbanization and the associat……続きを見る

Delaware�s March 1962 storm caused unprecedented destruction to life and property. Unusually high wind-driven tides carried breaking waves inland, destroying buildings and structures that, ordinaril……続きを見る

In addition to environmental change, the structure and trends of global politics and the economy are also changing as more countries join the ranks of the world’s largest economies with their resour……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller “A refreshingly unadorned account of the true brutality of climbing K2, where heroes emerge and egos are stripped down, and the only thing achieving immortality is the cold……続きを見る

Für Leser, die sich für die faszinierende Welt der Naturwissenschaften interessieren und Freude an literarischer Sprache finden, ist 'Die wichtigsten Werke von Wilhelm Bölsche' ein Muss. Die Sammlun……続きを見る

This book is for a broad audience of practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and anyone interested in scenarios, simulations, and disaster planning. Readers are led through several different planning……続きを見る

This exceptionally well-illustrated book at a high scientific level describes mud volcanism as a complex, multidimensional phenomenon requiring multidisciplinary study. Mud volcanoes can be used as ……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of air quality in Albania evaluated by moss biomonitoring and metals atmospheric deposition. It is based on the concentration data onto 51 elements in moss samples col……続きを見る

This edition includes the following editor's introduction:The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and how it was told First published in 1906, "Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror" is a ……続きを見る

O livro pretende contribuir com estratégias para aumentar a resiliência do setor Saúde e das comunidades em face das mudanças climáticas e seus impactos. A obra mostra que mudanças ambientais e clim……続きを見る