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Author | : Lesley Newson |
Publisher | : Viking Adult |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 1998-01-01 |
Genre | : Natural disasters |
ISBN | : 9780670883301 |
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Author | : Lesley Newson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Disasters |
ISBN | : 9780751306064 |
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Author | : Jeff Groman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Natural disasters |
ISBN | : 9781402703232 |
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Shows how natural disasters occur and how they shape life on earth.
Author | : Sarah Fecher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Disasters |
ISBN | : 9781854347954 |
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Opening the world to the weird and wonderful, this book through facts, jokes and cartoons presents wild winds that suck houses into the air and giant earthquakes that rip open the ground.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9787303181179 |
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Author | : Tim Cooke |
Publisher | : Park Lane Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-04-01 |
Genre | : Disasters |
ISBN | : 9781906969110 |
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This title features 50 fascinating stories of human error and natural disaster. Insightful essays explain why things went wrong, and the effect they had on the people concerned.
Author | : Lesley Newson |
Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Natural disasters |
ISBN | : 9780789435187 |
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Easy-to-follow explanations help you understand the underlying causes of all types of disasters.
Author | : Bill McGuire |
Publisher | : Hodder Arnold |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780340764053 |
Download World Atlas of Natural Hazards Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the opening year of the new millennium, an astonishing one in every thirty people on the planet were affected by floods, storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other natural phenomena. Rapid-onset geophysical hazards (natural hazards or geohazards) have always exacted a devastating toll on society, both in terms of damage to property and infrastructure and loss of life. During the last millennium it is estimated that over 12 million deaths resulted from over one hundred thousand natural catastrophes triggered by geohazards. In the 20th century alone, the numbers of lives lost may be as high as 3.5 million, and there is little sign, at present, of the situation improving. In fact, the last three decades have seen a dramatic and worrying escalation, both in the numbers of natural catastrophes caused by geohazards, and in the accompanying economic and insured losses. This is partly due to the increasing concentration of both people and wealth in regions of high vulnerability, but the situation is exacerbated by extreme events associated with climate change and by direct human action such as deforestation and urbanisation. The World Atlas of Natural Hazards presents an authoritative yet accessible picture of the perils our planet and our society currently face and a view of the range and scale of threats that may be expected in the new century and beyond. The atlas incorporates a narrative that is driven by maps, images and graphics to paint portraits of natural hazards in space and time, the manner in which they impinge upon our society, and what we can do to avoid, mitigate, or manage their worst excesses. New research that sheds light on processes and mechanisms is addressed, along with established and innovative methodologies designed to limit the impact of natural hazards and reduce associated risk. The book opens with an introduction to the historical development of hazard and risk mapping and closes with a sober assessment of prospects for the future.
Author | : Claire Henry |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1900-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 147776142X |
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Thousands upon thousands of death and injuries occur every year from things that no one can control—natural disasters. Death tolls and dollars of damage are laid out in comparison charts, and paths of destruction are shown in maps. Highlighting the deadliest tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes with gritty detail, this volume is a grim reminder that sometimes all one can do is hang on and hope for the best.
Author | : Peijun Shi |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 381 |
Release | : 2015-03-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 3662454300 |
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This is the first English-language atlas to systematically introduce the environment, hazard, vulnerability and risk mapping for 11 natural disasters, i.e. earthquake, volcano, landslide, flood, storm surge, sand-dust storm, tropical cyclone, heat wave, cold wave, drought and wildfire, and risk mapping for multi-hazard disaster in the world. The above 11 hazards are assessed and mapped at grid unit, comparable-geographic unit and national unit, and the multi-hazard is assessed and mapped at grid unit and national unit. The expected annual mortality and/or affected population risks and expected annual economic loss and/or affected property risk of 11 hazards and multi-hazard of the world at national level are unprecedentedly derived and ranked. The atlas can be a good reference for researchers and students in the field of natural disaster risk management and risk governance, and enterpriser and risk manager as well to understand the global natural disaster risk. Prof. Peijun Shi works at Beijing Normal University, China; Prof. Roger Kasperson works at Clark University, USA.