Am 21. August 1986 ereignet sich im malerischen Tal von Nyos im Nordwesten
Jahrhundertsturm, Jahrtausendflut,
Science now reveals the true cause of the dam breach flood that
What is the role of folklore in the discussion of catastrophe and trauma? How do
On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens
In 2009, after seismic tremors struck the Italian mountain town of L'Aquila,
This book explores the complexities of landslide susceptibility and critical rainfall
In this lively account of one [fire] season, Pyne introduces us to the tightly knit world
June 14, 1903, was a typical, hot Sunday in Heppner, a small farm town in northeastern
Back in PrintWorld Fire is the story of how fire and humans have
This book provides a synthesis of the physiography and geodynamics of the entire Pyrenean
Rural fires were an even more persistent scourge than famine in late imperial Russia, as
