Search results for “[Subject: natural-disasters]”

• Author(s): Simon Winchester • Publisher: Penguin • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books, Limited (UK) • Subject: Earth-Science/EnvironmentChronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and it...

• Author(s): Federico BozzettiMichael StaunAndre Van Gossum • Publisher: CABI • Publisher Imprint: CABI • Subject: Food Science & Technology • BISAC: NutritionHome parenteral nutrition (HPN) is the intravenous administration of nutrients carr...

• Author(s): GATES • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Blackwell • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: TerrorismEARTH’S FURY Natural disasters are any catastrophic loss of life and/or property caused by a natural event or situation. ...

• Author(s): Roy Tirthankar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Economic HistoryIndians have lived with a high risk of suffering famines, floods, and earthquakes. What did they do to rebuil...

• Author(s): Edward A. Keller • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Earthquakes & VolcanoesThe new revised fifth edition of Natural Hazards remains the go-to introductory-level survey intended for universit...

• Author(s): Jc Gaillard • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographyThe text offers a comprehensive and unique perspective on disaster risk associated w...

• Author(s): David C. Alexander • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press • BISAC: Environmental ScienceAs a well balanced and fully illustrated introductory text, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the phys...

• Author(s): DIANE C. TAYLOR • Publisher: GLOBAL PUBLISHER SERVICES • Publisher Imprint: GLOBAL PUBLISHER SERVICES • BISAC: Science & Nature - DisastersAn informative and compelling book for ages 12 to 15 about both the science and human side...

• Author(s): Piers Blaikie | Terry Cannon | Ian Davis • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Environmental Conservation & Protection - GeneralThe second edition of At Risk confronts a further ten years of ever more exp...

• Author(s): Mohammed Khaja Taskeen Khan • Publisher: Self Publisher • Publisher Imprint: Self Publisher • BISAC: Natural DisastersA hurricane is a powerful and destructive natural disaster characterized by intense winds, heavy rainfall, and stor...

• Author(s): Matthys Levy • Publisher: Chicago Review Press • Publisher Imprint: Chicago Review Press • BISAC: Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Earthquakes & VolcanoesEarthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis don't happen every day, so how ...

• Author(s): Paolo Paron • Publisher: Elsevier • Publisher Imprint: Elsevier • BISAC: Natural DisastersHydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, 2e, provides an integrated look at the major disasters that have had, and continue to have,...

• Author(s): Jim Westcott • Publisher: Bolt! • Publisher Imprint: Bolt! • BISAC: Science & Nature - DisastersCompares and contrasts some of the most destructive natural disasters through charts, graphs, and fun text.

• Author(s): Donald Hyndman | David Hyndman • Publisher: Cengage Learning • Publisher Imprint: Cengage Learning • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologySucceed in your course with Hyndman/Hyndman's NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS, 6e. The authors provide ...

• Author(s): David Reilly • Publisher: Austin Macauley • Publisher Imprint: Austin Macauley • BISAC: Natural DisastersThis book had its origins in the many natural disasters that seemed to be increasing in number and intensity in recent years. An...

• Author(s): Razmig Keucheyan • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Polity Pr • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Public Policy - Environmental PolicyAbout the Book In the midst of the current ecological crisis, there is often lofty t...

• Author(s): Tracy Vonder Brink • Publisher: Stingray High/Lo • Publisher Imprint: Stingray High/Lo • BISAC: Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - WeatherWhat causes a flood? What's a flash flood? Look inside to discover the answers and learn a...

• Author(s): Terrence J. Alvarez • Publisher: Biblioscholar • Publisher Imprint: Biblioscholar • BISAC: GeneralThe beginning of the 20th century marked a departure point for the United States (U.S.) in several ways. Technological and scientific a...

• Author(s): Louise Nelson • Publisher: BookLife Publishing • Publisher Imprint: BookLife Publishing