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This book explores the relationship between the increased frequency, types, and severity of natural disasters and the significant increase in the number of social and violent disorders. With natural disasters come feelings of a lack of control over one's life and a fear of being helpless. Many times, people worry about providing for their families. While it is clear that there is a correlational relationship, we can't predict the type of social disorders that will result from natural disasters. To make headway, we must move from a linear perspective to a nonlinear one, focusing on system interactions instead of individual disasters. To achieve this goal, we must develop a far broader perspective about what needs to be accomplished than the limited one we have now-one that acknowledges the need to remove legislative bodies from the equation. Consider bold proposals to change the way we think, bolster our infrastructure, and curb the problems that plague us with the insights in Climate Change Natural Disasters, and Social Disorder.

This book explains how to apply project management to implement and maintain business continuity. With a major emphasis on building business preparedness plans, it covers the basics of project management, risk management, business continuity, and business preparedness. Presenting a proven approach that firms can follow to become more resilient,

Den 15. marts 2017 sker der et enormt lavineskred tæt på fjeldet Gråskallen i Haugastøl. En tysk rejsegruppe på seks personer er på skitur i det forrygende uvejr. Den 23-årige Adina Lange bliver begravet i snemasserne. Hun ligger fanget halvanden meter under sneen og kan kun bevæge et par fingre i den ene vante.I Under sne kommer læseren tæt på en fars desperate søgen efter sin datter og på Adinas kamp for livet. Samtidig følger man også den utrolige indsats fra både professionelle og frivillige, som gør alt for at redde den unge kvindes liv.Under sne er en dramatisk og rørende historie om kampen for livet i vild natur – og med både tobenede og firbenede helte.Bjørn Asle Nord (f. 1968) er fra Nordfjordeid og bor i Bergen. Han arbejder ved NRK med digitale klima- og naturfortællinger. Tidligere var han i mange år ansat som journalist ved Bergens Tidende. Nord er kendt for både journalistiske fortællinger og undersøgende journalistik af høj kvalitet. I 2014 udgav han bogen ”Giv meg heller livet. Ein dokumentar om soldatveteranar i Norge” sammen med fotograf Håvard Bjelland.

This book, focuses on South and Southeast Asia, upgrades our understanding of the influence of multiple sociopolitical and governance factors on climate change and risks. It argues that the real solutions to climate change problems lie in societies, governance systems, non-state actors, and the power and politics underpinning these systems.

From earthquakes to oil spills, Italy is recurrently affected by different kinds of disasters. This book brings a critical perspective to post-disaster reconstruction and recovery, which can impact in both the short- and long- term upon society, politics and organizations. It is often assumed that disaster-hit areas return to normality or even 'build back better' thanks to the interventions of experts. Giuseppe Forino considers the complexities of disaster recovery and the sometimes radical changes in individual and collective behaviours that persist following such events. Bringing together the impacts of natural hazards (including climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic), this edited book will stimulate debate on policy and practice in disaster recovery.

Bringing together the voices of local scholars, this book examines disasters in the Asia-Pacific region.

Global climate change has generated new rainfall extremes, with unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows. This text presents recent conceptual developments in disasters, risk, and resilience; surveys UN policies; and gives an integrated approach; with the Japanese experience of effective flood management and disaster recovery.

Originally published in 1993, Active Lavas looks at the practical aspects of monitoring uncontrolled streams of molten rock and how field data can be applied for theoretical modelling and forecasting the growth of lava flows.

Hurricane Katrina 15th Anniversary Edition of the only known memoir by a New Orleans resident about surviving life inside The Louisiana Superdome the week after Katrina 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Bronze Medal Winner We stood chest deep in water as we watched the female police officer remove the man from his wheelchair restraints. Steadying the man, she turned to us and asked, "Can Everybody Swim?" News coverage surrounding Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath captured America's rapt attention and swelled our hearts. Stories of lawlessness and violence still abound from the flooded City. Who can forget the Louisiana Superdome?Can Everybody Swim? takes you beyond the camera's lens on a journey through the maelstrom. A shortage of cash combined with a fierce loyalty to protect the Gentilly neighborhood family home purchased by his Ecuadorian immigrant grandparents led the then twenty-five-year-old author and his family to remain in their City to weather the storm, including enduring six days in the infamous Superdome. Follow this family of four and a half as they survive the worst natural disaster of the 21st century.

A Journal of the Plague Year, first published in March 1722, recounts one man's experiences in 1665, when the bubonic plague struck in what became known as the Great Plague of London.

A CALL TO ACTION How to Save Millions of Lives Author, Eric Kaufman, and co-author, Joaquin F. Matias During the last 500 million years the earth has witnessed five mass extinctions. Today, scientists believe a sixth is on its way. Between now and the year 2050, climate shocks will compel everyone to adapt to shifting weather conditions. Catastrophic movement of seashores and worsening drought conditions will dramatically transform cities and towns - altering the lives of millions whose economic circumstances, even now, hang in the balance. Authors offer a new perspective to protect lives and billions of dollars in property loss from the impact of extreme weather changes. They explore in a clear easy-to-understand style the serious housing needs of the geographically vulnerable communities and the nearly 2 billion additional residents expected to populate the earth within the next generation. This manifesto for economic growth reframes the climate-change discussion around creating employment, housing and investment opportunities in America. Learn about mitigating the risks of stranded assets, innovative financing strategies for public infrastructure, and emerging and available technologies. Every government official, legislator, investor, developer, community leader, architect, urban planner and student should read this book to navigate the rising tides of the unknown in this ever-changing climate towards brighter economic horizons.

#1 National Bestseller on Amazon in seven categories: Faith & Spirituality, Women Writers, Natural Disasters, Weather, Disaster Relief, Environmental Issues, and Regional Planning.The winds of change are blowing everywhere. Uncertainty is creating extreme anxiety. Whether it's an act of nature or an act of terrorism or a lone shooting, it seems we are all on edge. American traditions and institutions are being shaken to the core.Perhaps that's why the events in 2017 unfolded as they did. Maybe God set fire to the rain (per Adele's hit song), to grab our attention.On August 28, 2017, Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 storm of biblical proportions paralyzed Houston and the surrounding Gulf Coast area. Mother nature had a temper tantrum of epic proportions and unleashed 51.888 inches of rain. Much like a theatrical narcissist, she unleashed her fury in the form of the highest rainfall recorded in U.S. history. It was enough to fill 85,000 plus astrodomes.Unsung heroes saw the need and came to the aid of their countrymen. It was a rare time when politics was set aside. First responders and everyday Americans were comrades in arms united by a common cause. Harvey brought out the core values of America - Faith, resiliency and grit. Just when the resources of the U.S. and the weary storm side patriots were tested to their limits, along came Irma. Again, Americans set aside their differences to do the right thing for the greater good.It seemed that the rain would never end but blue skies finally emerged. But the coast was not clear for long. Soon Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico and the surrounding islands. Once again, without hesitation or assessment of a person's origin, religious affiliation or political party, - neighbor helped neighbor. It was crystal clear during these moments of extreme crisis that survival depended on a unified effort. This is the Hurricane Factor. One could ask " Where was God in the storms?" In fact, where is God in our personal storms in life? The answer is "everywhere." The question is not "How big is your storm?" but "How big is your God?"

A Survival Guide for after the apocalyptic ashes settle. This book includes possible apocalyptic situations, plans to prepare, and lists of survival, weaponry, and first aid kits to help you be ready when the doomsday clock strikes midnight.

On October 1, 2015, the American container ship El Faro sailed straight into the eye of Hurricane Joaquin in the Bermuda Triangle and vanished. When all thirty-three aboard were lost, El Faro became the deadliest American maritime accident in more than a generation. Why did the huge ship, equipped with satellite communica-tions and sophisticated weather forecasting software, steam into the storm? Three miles down, deeper than the Titanic, the ship's black box held damning secrets, including twenty-six hours of conversations between captain and crew leading up to El Faro's final moments. Relying on extensive investigative reporting, as well as the words of the doomed mariners themselves, Rachel Slade unravels the mystery behind this tragedy.

From NBC host and legendary weather authority Al Roker, a gripping and definitive account celebrating the remarkable heroes of the Johnstown Flood?the deadliest in U.S. historyCentral Pennsylvania, May 31, 1889: After a deluge of rainfall?nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours?swelled the Little Conemaugh River, swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork dam, built to create a private lake for a fishing and hunting club that counted among its members Andrew Mellon, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Carnegie. At 3:10 p.m., the dam gave way, releasing 20 million tons of water. Traveling 40 miles an hour, with swells as high as 60 feet, the deadly floodwaters razed Johnstown, a vibrant steel town home to 20,000 people, in minutes. The Great Flood, as it would come to be called, today remains the deadliest in U.S. history, killing more than 2,200 people and causing $17 million in damage.A testament to the power of the human spirit in times of tragedy, Al Roker's Ruthless Tide is also a timely warning about the dangers of greed, inequality, neglected infrastructure, and the ferocious, uncontrollable power of nature.