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The NYT A River Runs Through It. In 1949, a crew of U.S. Forest Service Smokejumpers parachuted into a Montana forest fire. In less than an hour, all but three were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for 40 years, Maclean reconstructs the... [ More...]
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Thompson traces the origins of the Cascadia Subduction Zone—a crack in the Earth's crust that runs from northern California through Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia—and tells the story of the potentially devastating earthquake... [ More...]
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Scientific and historical overviews of 23 categories of natural disasters followed by a chronological survey of the 100 worst or most notable disasters in history, including such recent events as the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Notable Natural... [ More...]
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The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial issue. Each volume covers both primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives-eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive... [ More...]
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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina—the costliest hurricane ever to hit the United States—monopolized headlines, thoughts, and hearts across the country as lives were forever changed, some erased. This book not only chronicles the devastation... [ More...]
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"" What could be safer than Grand Forks, North Dakota, settled on the vast, flat plain of the Red River? There'd be no danger unless the whole town went under water. But in April 1997 that is precisely what happened. "Flood Stage and Rising" tells the... [ More...]
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