Natural Disasters

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

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...