Natural Hazards and Disasters [2 volumes] : From Avalanches and Climate Change to Water Spouts and Wildfires [2 volumes] /: From Avalanches and Climate Change to Water Spouts and Wildfires [2 volumes]. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bimal Kanti Paul.
• Editors: Paul, Bimal Kanti
• Contents: VOLUME 1Guide to Related TopicsPrefaceIntroductionNatural HazardsAvalanchesBlizzardsClimate ChangeCoastal ErosionDesertificationDroughtsEarthquakesErosionExpansive SoilsExtinctionFloodsHailHurricanesIce StormsLandslidesLightningSalinizationStorm SurgesSubsidenceTemperature ExtremesTornadoesTsunamisVolcanic ActivityWaterspoutsWildfiresAid OrganizationsActionAid InternationalAmerican Red CrossCatholic Relief Services (CRS)Concern WorldwideCooperative for Assistance and Relief EverywhereDoctors Without BordersInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)International Organization for Migration (IOM)Islamic Relief WorldwideLutheran World FederationMennonite Central Committee (MCC)Oxfam InternationalPan American Health Organization (PAHO)Refugees InternationalSave the ChildrenUnited Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)World Food Program (WFP)World Health Organization (WHO)World Vision International (WVI)VOLUME 2Guide to Related TopicsNatural DisastersBam Earthquake, Iran, 2003Bangladesh Flood, 1998Bengal Famine, 1943–1944Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh, 1970Big Thompson Canyon Flash Flood, Colorado, 1976Black Saturday Bushfires, Australia, 2009BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, United States, 2010Brisbane and Queensland Flood, Australia, 2011Buffalo Blizzard, New York, 1977California Drought, 2012–2016Chicago Heat Wave, Illinois, 1995Chi-Chi Earthquake, Taiwan, 1999Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010–2011Colombia Floods, 2010–2011Colorado Flood, United States, 2013Cyclone Gorky, Bangladesh, 1991Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, 2008Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu, 2015Cyclone Phailin, India, 2013Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, 2007The Dust Bowl, 1930sEast African Drought, 2011–2012Edmonton Tornado, Canada, 1987European Heat Wave, 2003Eyjafjallajökull Eruption, Iceland, 2010Grand Forks Flood, North Dakota, 1997Great Ice Storm of 1998, CanadaGreat Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923Great Mississippi River Flood, United States, 1993Gujarat Earthquake, India, 2001Haiti Earthquake, 2010Heat Wave and Wildfires, Russia and Eastern Europe, 2010Hurricane Andrew, United States and the Bahamas, 1992Hurricane Charley, United States, 2004Hurricane Galveston, United States, 1900Hurricane Harvey, Texas and Louisiana, 2017Hurricane Ike, United States, 2008Hurricane Irma, Florida, 2017Hurricane Katrina, United States, 2005Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, 2017Hurricane Matthew, United States, 2016Hurricane Mitch, Central America, 1998Hurricane Stan, Guatemala, 2005Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004Iowa Flood, United States, 2008Izmit/Marmara Earthquake, Turkey, 1999Johnstown Flood, Pennsylvania, 1889Joplin Tornado, Missouri, 2011Kashmir Earthquake, Pakistan, 2005Kerala Floods, India, 2018Kobe Earthquake, Japan, 1995Loma Prieta Earthquake, California, 1989Mexico City Earthquakes, Mexico, 1985Millennium Drought, Australia, 2001–2012Mozambique Flood, 2000Nepal Earthquakes, 2015Pakistan Flood, 2010Sichuan Earthquake, China, 2008Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami, Indonesia, 2018Summer Floods, United Kingdom, 2007Superstorm Sandy, United States, 2012Tangshan Earthquake, China, 1976Thomas Fire, California, 2017–2018Tohoku Earthquake and Fukushima Tsunami, Japan, 2011Tri-State Tornado, United States, 1925Tropical Storm and Floods, Yemen, 2008Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), Philippines, 2013Valdivia Earthquake, Chile, 1960Vietnam Flood, 1999Yangtze River Flood, China, 1931BibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (752 pages)
• Subjects: Nature -- Natural Disasters; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Social Science -- Disasters & Disaster Relief; Science: general issues
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216121794
• Related ISBNs: 9781440862137
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.