Marlene Bradford – Notable Natural Disasters

Автор: Marlene Bradford
Название книги: Notable Natural Disasters
Формат: PDF
Тема: Экология
Страницы: 1100
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Some books about natural disasters focus on science, using examples of events or lists without extended descriptions. Disaster chronologies list events and generally do not provide a comprehensive look at underlying scientific principles and other general concerns. Notable Natural Disasters addresses both aspects of natural disasters in an accessible manner that is scholarly, not sensationalized. This three-volume set combines clearly explained scientific concepts with gripping narrative details about 100 memorable disasters in history. In addition, Notable Natural Disasters is illustrated with 170 photographs, maps, tables and diagrams to aid the reader.
Complete List of Contents
Volume 1
Contents
Note
Contributors
Complete List of Contents
Overviews
Avalanches
Blizzards, Freezes, Ice Storms, and Hail
Droughts
Dust Storms and Sandstorms
Earthquakes
El Niсo
Epidemics
Explosions
Famines
Fires
Floods
Fog
Heat Waves
Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones
Icebergs and Glaciers
Landslides, Mudslides, and Rockslides
Lightning Strikes
Meteorites and Comets
Smog
Tornadoes
Tsunamis
Volcanic Eruptions
Wind Gusts
Indexes
Category List
Geographical List
Volume 2
Contents
Complete List of Contents
Events
c. 65,000,000 b.c.e.: Yucatбn crater
c. 1470 b.c.e.: Thera eruption
430 b.c.e.: The Plague of Athens
64 c.e.: The Great Fire of Rome
79 c.e.: Vesuvius eruption
526: The Antioch earthquake
1200: Egyptian famine
1320: The Black Death
1520: Aztec Empire smallpox epidemic
1657: The Meireki Fire
1665: The Great Plague of London
1666: The Great Fire of London
1669: Etna eruption
1692: The Port Royal earthquake
1755: The Lisbon earthquake
1783: Laki eruption
1811: New Madrid earthquakes
1815: Tambora eruption
1845: The Great Irish Famine
1871: The Great Peshtigo Fire
1871: The Great Chicago Fire
1872: The Great Boston Fire
1878: The Great Yellow Fever Epidemic
1880: The Seaham Colliery Disaster
1883: Krakatau eruption
1888: The Great Blizzard of 1888
1889: The Johnstown Flood
1892: Cholera pandemic
1896: The Great Cyclone of 1896
1900: The Galveston hurricane
1900: Typhoid Mary
1902: Pelėe eruption
Notable Natural Disasters 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake
1908: The Tunguska event
1908: The Messina earthquake
1909: The Cherry Mine Disaster
1914: The Eccles Mine Disaster
1914: Empress of Ireland sinking
1916: The Great Polio Epidemic
1918: The Great Flu Pandemic
1923: The Great Kwanto Earthquake
1925: The Great Tri-State Tornado
1926: The Great Miami Hurricane
1928: St. Francis Dam collapse
1928: The San Felipe hurricane
1932: The Dust Bowl
1937: The Hindenburg Disaster
1938: The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
1946: The Aleutian tsunami
1947: The Texas City Disaster
1952: The Great London Smog
1953: The North Sea Flood
1957: Hurricane Audrey
1959: The Great Leap Forward famine
1963: The Vaiont Dam Disaster
1964: The Great Alaska Earthquake
1965: The Palm Sunday Outbreak
1966: The Aberfan Disaster
1969: Hurricane Camille
1970: The Ancash earthquake
Indexes
Category List
Geographical List
Complete List of Contents Volume 3
Contents
Complete List of Contents
Events
1970: The Bhola cyclone
1974: The Jumbo Outbreak
1976: Ebola outbreaks
1976: Legionnaires’ disease
1976: The Tangshan earthquake
1980’s: AIDS pandemic
1980: Mount St. Helens eruption
1982: El Chichуn eruption
1982: Pacific Ocean
1984: African famine
1985: The Mexico City earthquake
1986: The Lake Nyos Disaster
1988: Yellowstone National Park fires
1988: The Leninakan earthquake
1989: Hurricane Hugo
1989: The Loma Prieta earthquake
1991: Pinatubo eruption
1991: The Oakland Hills Fire
1992: Hurricane Andrew
1993: The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993
1994: The Northridge earthquake
1995: The Kobe earthquake
1995: Ebola outbreak
1995: Chicago heat wave
1996: The Mount Everest Disaster
1997: The Jarrell tornado
1997: Soufriиre Hills eruption
1998: Papua New Guinea tsunami
1998: Hurricane Mitch
1999: The Galtьr avalanche
1999: The Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
1999: The Ezmit earthquake
2002: SARS epidemic
2003: European heat wave
2003: The Fire Siege of 2003
2003: The Bam earthquake
2004: The Indian Ocean Tsunami
2005: Hurricane Katrina
2005: The Kashmir earthquake
2006: The Leyte mudslide
Appendixes
Glossary
Time Line
Bibliography
Organizations and Agencies
Indexes
Category List