Natural Hazards and Disasters: From Avalanches and Climate Change to Water Spouts and Wildfires [2 volumes]
byBimal Kanti Paul is professor of geography and geospatial sciences at Kansas State University. He specializes in natural hazards.
20201231
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 752 |
Topics | Volume One;Avalanches;Climate Change;Coastal Erosion;Expansive Soils;Extreme Temperature;Hurricanes;Ice Storms;Landslides;Sinkholes;Storm Surges;Tornadoes;Volume 2;Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh, 1970;California Drought, United States, 2011–2016;Colombia Floods, 2010–2011 |
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This two-volume encyclopedia provides the science behind heart-pumping geophysical hazards such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, and floods, as well as authoritative entries on notable natural disasters around the world and the agencies that help victims of them.
Natural Hazards and Disasters explores the sometimes harsh effects of nature on human life. The set discusses the physical science behind specific types of hazards and disasters (such as blizzards and tsunamis), their impact on our lives, how damage is mitigated or prevented, recovery and reconstruction, and the current research and technology used for managing or even eliminating the hazards.
Written by experts in the field, the set also explores a variety of extreme events from around the world, including the 2010–2011 Christchurch Earthquake (New Zealand), the 2017–2018 Thomas Fire (United States), and the 2018 Kerala Floods (India). Also covered are the world's major international and nonprofit aid agencies, like the Salvation Army and Oxfam, that assist disaster victims.
- Provides thorough coverage of the human and physical factors of 25 natural hazards and disasters, from the causes and physical structure of a disaster to the damage they cause to societies, to the technology used to mitigate destruction and eliminate loss of life
- Examines 75 historic disasters from around the world, their causes, preparedness efforts, warning and evacuation, impact, response and relief efforts, and recovery and reconstruction
- Provides authoritative content clear to the casual reader and students alike, reflecting the knowledge of hazards experts
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Natural Hazards and Disasters: From Avalanches and Climate Change to Water Spouts and Wildfires [2 volumes]
Contributors: Paul, Bimal;Abstract:This two-volume encyclopedia provides the science behind heart-pumping geophysical hazards such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, and floods, as well as authoritative entries on notable natural disasters around the world and the agencies that help victims of them.
Natural Hazards and Disasters explores the sometimes harsh effects of nature on human life. The set discusses the physical science behind specific types of hazards and disasters (such as blizzards and tsunamis), their impact on our lives, how damage is mitigated or prevented, recovery and reconstruction, and the current research and technology used for managing or even eliminating the hazards.
Written by experts in the field, the set also explores a variety of extreme events from around the world, including the 2010–2011 Christchurch Earthquake (New Zealand), the 2017–2018 Thomas Fire (United States), and the 2018 Kerala Floods (India). Also covered are the world's major international and nonprofit aid agencies, like the Salvation Army and Oxfam, that assist disaster victims.
- Provides thorough coverage of the human and physical factors of 25 natural hazards and disasters, from the causes and physical structure of a disaster to the damage they cause to societies, to the technology used to mitigate destruction and eliminate loss of life
- Examines 75 historic disasters from around the world, their causes, preparedness efforts, warning and evacuation, impact, response and relief efforts, and recovery and reconstruction
- Provides authoritative content clear to the casual reader and students alike, reflecting the knowledge of hazards experts
Editor(s): Paul, Bimal;SortTitle: natural hazards and disasters: from avalanches and climate change to water spouts and wildfires [2 volumes]Author Info:Bimal Kanti PauleditorBimal Kanti Paul is professor of geography and geospatial sciences at Kansas State University. He specializes in natural hazards.
eISBN-13: 9781440862144Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440862144.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440862137Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 752Publication Date: 20201231- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Volume 1 v6
- Guide to Related Topics xi12
- Preface xv16
- Introduction xvii18
- Natural Hazards 122
- Avalanches 122
- Blizzards 1132
- Climate Change 2243
- Coastal Erosion 3354
- Desertification 4364
- Droughts 5374
- Earthquakes 6485
- Erosion 7596
- Expansive Soils 87108
- Extinction 97118
- Floods 107128
- Hail 119140
- Hurricanes 129150
- Ice Storms 139160
- Landslides 151172
- Lightning 162183
- Salinization 172193
- Storm Surges 181202
- Subsidence 189210
- Temperature Extremes 199220
- Tornadoes 210231
- Tsunamis 220241
- Volcanic Activity 230251
- Waterspouts 240261
- Wildfires 250271
- Aid Organizations 263284
- ActionAid International 263284
- American Red Cross 267288
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) 272293
- Concern Worldwide 276297
- Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere 281302
- Doctors Without Borders 286307
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) 290311
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) 295316
- Islamic Relief Worldwide 299320
- Lutheran World Federation 304325
- Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) 309330
- Oxfam International 314335
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) 319340
- Refugees International 323344
- Save the Children 328349
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 332353
- World Food Program (WFP) 337358
- World Health Organization (WHO) 341362
- World Vision International (WVI) 346367
- Volume 2 ii:vii384
- Guide to Related Topics ii:xi388
- Natural Disasters 357396
- Bam Earthquake, Iran, 2003 357396
- Bangladesh Flood, 1998 362401
- Bengal Famine, 1943–1944 366405
- Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh, 1970 370409
- Big Thompson Canyon Flash Flood, Colorado, 1976 374413
- Black Saturday Bushfires, Australia, 2009 379418
- BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, United States, 2010 383422
- Brisbane and Queensland Flood, Australia, 2011 388427
- Buffalo Blizzard, New York, 1977 392431
- California Drought, 2012–2016 396435
- Chicago Heat Wave, Illinois, 1995 401440
- Chi-Chi Earthquake, Taiwan, 1999 406445
- Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010–2011 410449
- Colombia Floods, 2010–2011 415454
- Colorado Flood, United States, 2013 420459
- Cyclone Gorky, Bangladesh, 1991 425464
- Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, 2008 429468
- Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu, 2015 433472
- Cyclone Phailin, India, 2013 438477
- Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, 2007 443482
- The Dust Bowl, 1930s 447486
- East African Drought, 2011–2012 452491
- Edmonton Tornado, Canada, 1987 457496
- European Heat Wave, 2003 461500
- Eyjafjallajökull Eruption, Iceland, 2010 465504
- Grand Forks Flood, North Dakota, 1997 470509
- Great Ice Storm of 1998, Canada 474513
- Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923 478517
- Great Mississippi River Flood, United States, 1993 483522
- Gujarat Earthquake, India, 2001 488527
- Haiti Earthquake, 2010 493532
- Heat Wave and Wildfires, Russia and Eastern Europe, 2010 497536
- Hurricane Andrew, United States and the Bahamas, 1992 502541
- Hurricane Charley, United States, 2004 506545
- Hurricane Galveston, United States, 1900 511550
- Hurricane Harvey, Texas and Louisiana, 2017 515554
- Hurricane Ike, United States, 2008 520559
- Hurricane Irma, Florida, 2017 524563
- Hurricane Katrina, United States, 2005 529568
- Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, 2017 535574
- Hurricane Matthew, United States, 2016 539578
- Hurricane Mitch, Central America, 1998 544583
- Hurricane Stan, Guatemala, 2005 549588
- Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 553592
- Iowa Flood, United States, 2008 558597
- Izmit/Marmara Earthquake, Turkey, 1999 563602
- Johnstown Flood, Pennsylvania, 1889 567606
- Joplin Tornado, Missouri, 2011 572611
- Kashmir Earthquake, Pakistan, 2005 577616
- Kerala Floods, India, 2018 581620
- Kobe Earthquake, Japan, 1995 586625
- Loma Prieta Earthquake, California, 1989 591630
- Mexico City Earthquakes, Mexico, 1985 595634
- Millennium Drought, Australia, 2001–2012 600639
- Mozambique Flood, 2000 604643
- Nepal Earthquakes, 2015 609648
- Pakistan Flood, 2010 614653
- Sichuan Earthquake, China, 2008 618657
- Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami, Indonesia, 2018 623662
- Summer Floods, United Kingdom, 2007 628667
- Superstorm Sandy, United States, 2012 632671
- Tangshan Earthquake, China, 1976 637676
- Thomas Fire, California, 2017–2018 642681
- Tohoku Earthquake and Fukushima Tsunami, Japan, 2011 646685
- Tri-State Tornado, United States, 1925 651690
- Tropical Storm and Floods, Yemen, 2008 655694
- Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), Philippines, 2013 660699
- Valdivia Earthquake, Chile, 1960 665704
- Vietnam Flood, 1999 669708
- Yangtze River Flood, China, 1931 673712
- Bibliography 679718
- About the Editor and Contributors 687726
- Index 691730