Survival expert Cody Lundin is back with a no-holds-barred guide for city slickers on how to survive the next disaster, whether natural or man-made. Lundin offers a blunt and honest account of what every family needs to prepare for possible emergencies, from shelter, water, food, cooking, survival kits, and sanitation, to the emotional and mental ...
As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United ...
Gary A. England, Oklahoma's Emmy Award-winning weather forecaster, reveals a world not seen before - a world of humor, conflict, dedication, and riveting encounters with violent tornadoes. Beginning with his childhood interest in weather in a small Oklahoma town through a tour in the navy and on into the dynamic world of television broadcasting, ...
This book offers an accessible analysis of the dangers of living close to the ocean in an era of global warming and megahurricanes.The idea of living on the coast conjures images of rolling waves, rocky outcroppings, and sandy stretches of beach. This picturesque conception stands in direct contrast to the reality of the natural world. In "Just ...
With climate change and global warming creating more frequent and more violent storms, there is a huge readership for weather disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes. This book will appeal to the audience for the bestseller "Perfect Storm". This page-turning story of tornado chaser and National Geographic grantee Tim Samaras opens with a ...
Every year thousands of Americans find themselves faced with an unexpected emergency. They face hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, or simply local power blackouts. Suddenly they find themselves depending upon survival preparedness to, at best, stay comfortable, or, at worse, alive. The Disaster Survival Guide is a comprehensive and easy-to-use pocket ...
The public are regularly bombarded with reports of disaster and tragedy in the daily news. Catastrophes like earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, violent crimes, and terrorism are so common and routine that many of us have become numb to the stories. But without a heightened awareness, focused concern, and effective planning, we have lost the edge ...
Did you know that billions of gallons of water flooded 80 percent of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit and that more than 90,000 square miles from Louisiana to Florida were declared a federal disaster area? Read about some of the incredible survival stories from one of the U.S.'s deadliest natural disasters on record.
Those outrunning nature's fury have no time to plan their escapes. With the odds against them, those fleeing fires, volcanoes, earthquakes, avalanches, and other perilous disasters have relied on their instincts and strong will to survive.
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