Biological and Environmental Hazards, Risks, and Disasters provides an integrated look at major impacts to the Earth's biosphere. Many of these are caused by diseases, algal blooms, insects, animals, species extinction, deforestation, land degradation, and comet and asteroid str…
Historien om udforskningen af et meteorkrater i Mexico, og om den naturkatastrofe, meteoret forårsagede, da det faldt ned for ca. 65 millioner år siden
This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new…
We speak of earthquakes, floods, and wildfires as 'natural disasters'. The author argues that the true disaster is not caused by natural phenomena, but by human choices which leave people unprepared and at terrible risk. He explores how we can and should act to stop people dying…
Forfatteren mener, at en stor naturkatastrofe ca. år 535 har haft en hidtil ukendt effekt på alle jordens højkulturer.
This book provides guidance to policy makers seeking to design effective monitoring systems for disaster response management. This volume describes the data needs that arise after natural disasters, assesses current data management reform efforts, and discusses the institutional…
"In recent years, the world has seen both massive destruction caused by natural disasters and immense financial and physical support for the victims of these calamities. So that these natural hazards do not become manmade disasters, effective systems are required to identify nee…
Data against natural disasters makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the conditions and actions necessary for establishing effective disaster management information systems. The volume's introductory chapters outline the data needs that arise at different stages …
Rapid urbanization is exacerbating risk and vulnerability world-wide, particularly in Africa in the face of climate change, but it also offers the opportunity for action on risk reduction. This book covers a diversity of disasters and hazards including: floods, earthquakes, fire…
Krimi. With Beauty Killer Gretchen Lowell locked away behind bars once again, Portland detective Archie Sheridan can finally rest. Meanwhile, the city of Portland is in crisis. Several people have drowned in heavy rains that have flooded the Willamette River. But the medical exa…
Natural disasters such as large-scale flooding are on the increase. Climate change directly affects our basis of existence. This includes residential buildings, and commercial and industrial properties. The author highlights the requirements that will have to be met by a protect…
