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  • This Borrowed Earth

    Lessons from the Fifteen Worst Environmental Disasters around the World

    by Robert Emmet Hernan, Graham Nash ...
    Series series MacSci
    Over the last century mankind has irrevocably damaged the environment through the unscrupulous greed of big business and our own willful ignorance. Here are the strikingly poignant accounts of disasters whose names live in infamy: Chernobyl, Bhopal, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Love Canal, Minamata and others. And with these, the extraordinary and inspirational stories of the countless men and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Mother Nature Is Awesome (From Volcanoes To Earthquakes)

    Children's Books for Nature

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    Series series Books For Kids Series
    As children see things in our movie theaters and television sets, they are probably often left wondering why they are not able to see some of the scenery in their very own hometowns. This is when they begin to learn how large the world is, and what all is contained within it. A Mother Nature Is Awesome (From Volcanoes to Earthquakes) Picture Book will greatly help them to understand that there is ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Does It Happen: Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series Book 4 - Why Does It Happen
    Tornadoes, typhoons and hurricanes are weather disturbances that your child may be familiar with based on experience. But does your child know the science behind these events? With this picture book, he/she will! Picture books are informative materials that are shouting to be picked up and read. The illustrations are attention-grabbing and the carefully written quick facts break complex concepts ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Volcanoes in Human History

    The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions

    by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer, Donald Theodore Sanders ...
    The classic account of how volcanism has shaped human culture and science, from the Bronze Age eruption that destroyed Minoan Crete to Mount St. HelensWhen the volcano Tambora erupted in Indonesia in 1815, as many as one hundred thousand people perished from the blast and ensuing famine. Gases and dust particles ejected into the atmosphere changed weather patterns around the world, resulting in ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Global Catastrophes

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. In this Very Short Introduction, Bill McGuire explores the many potential catastrophes facing our planet and our species in the future, and looks at both the probability of these events happening and our chances of survival. From the likely consequences of global warming to the inevitable destruction of the earth in the far future, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Performance-Based Seismic Engineering: Vision for an Earthquake Resilient Society

    Edited by Matej Fischinger ...
    Series Book 32 - Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering
    The Bled workshops have traditionally produced reference documents providing visions for the future development of earthquake engineering as foreseen by leading researchers in the field. The participants of the 2011 workshop built on the tradition of these events initiated by Professors Fajfar and Krawinkler to honor their important research contributions and have now produced a book providing ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Curbing Catastrophe

    Natural Hazards and Risk Reduction in the Modern World

    by Timothy H. Dixon ...
    What does Japan's 2011 nuclear accident have in common with the 2005 flooding of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina? This thought-provoking book presents a compelling account of recent and historical disasters, both natural and human-caused, drawing out common themes and providing a holistic understanding of hazards, disasters and mitigation, for anyone interested in this important and topical ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami

    The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth

    by David Shonting, Cathy Ezrailson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of asteroids and the likelihood of future Earth-impacts. The story then turns to the discovery of a global sediment layer attributed to the fallout from the impact and a piecing together of the evidence ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Risk Governance

    The Articulation of Hazard, Politics and Ecology

    Edited by Urbano Fra.Paleo ...
    This book explores the common language of politics, ecology and risk, and crosses their conceptual divides. It seeks to shed light on the underlying structural factors, processes, players and interactions in the risk scenario, all of which influence decision-making that both increases and reduces disaster risk.The first section explores risk governance under conditions of increasing complexity, ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Darwin, Geodynamics and Extreme Waves

    by Sh. U. Galiev ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book examines the reasons behind the resonant amplification of seismic and ocean waves that have the capacity to destroy cities and ocean-going vessels. Using Charles Darwin’s important geophysical research as a starting point, it provides insights into the interaction between earthquakes with volcanoes, seaquake, and tsunami formation.In particular, the author details the observations that ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Coupled DEM-CFD Analyses of Landslide-Induced Debris Flows

    by Tao Zhao ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book reflects the latest research results in computer modelling of landslide-induced debris flows. The book establishes an understanding of the initiation and propagation mechanisms of landslides by means of numerical simulations, so that mitigation strategies to reduce the long-term losses from landslide hazards can be devised.In this context, the book employs the Discrete Element Method ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Developments in Earthquake Geotechnics

    Edited by Susumu Iai ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a timely review and summary of the recent advances in state-of-the-art earthquake geotechnics. The earthquake disasters in Japan and New Zealand in 2011 prompted the urgent need for the state-of-the-art earthquake geotechnics to be put into practice for disaster mitigation. By reviewing the developments in earthquake geotechnics over more than half a century, this unique book ... Read more

    $143.99 USD