Natural Disasters

The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on January 12, 2010. The quake, centred about...

For centuries, outlanders have openly denigrated Louisiana's coastal wetlands residents and their stubborn refusal to abandon the region's fragile ...

The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. I...

Winner of the PEN/Ackerley Prize 2014The book opens and we are inside the wave: thirty feet high, moving at twenty-five mph, racing two miles inlan...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the prevention, risk factors and management of natural disasters. Topics discuss...

Floods remain a significant hazard in the United States. Developing and investing in flood-prone areas represents a trade-off between the location'...

Dolores Huerta grew up in a climate charged by political activism. Fueled by her own contact with migrant farm workers-most of them Mexican immigra...

A PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION BESTSELLER A fascinating look (Esquire) at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefight...

A forest fire is any uncontrolled, non-structure fire that occurs in the wilderness. Wildlife behaviour is often complex and variably dependent on ...

A tsunami is a series of water waves that is caused when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes, vo...

The four major types of natural environmental hazards that can result in property damages or lost lives are (1) geophysical events, such as earthqu...