The World's Worst Disasters of the Twentieth Century
Author: Octopus Publishing Group
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Published: 1983-01-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780706419382
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Octopus Publishing Group
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Published: 1983-01-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780706419382
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Canning
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780706405460
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Frances Kennett
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780890090428
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mitchell Newton-Matza
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2014-03-26
Total Pages: 1389
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to the Sandy Hook school massacre of 2012, this two-volume encyclopedia surveys tragic events—natural and man-made, famous and forgotten—that helped shape American history. Tragedies and disasters have always been part of the fabric of American history. Some gave rise to reactions that profoundly influenced the nation. Others dominated public consciousness for a moment, then disappeared from collective memory. Organized chronologically, Disasters and Tragic Events examines these moments, covering both the familiar and the obscure and probing their immediate and long-term effects. Unlike other works that concentrate on a particular type of disaster, for example, weather- or medicine-related tragedies, this two-volume encyclopedia has no such limits. Its entries range from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, to civic disturbances, environmental disasters, epidemics and medical errors, transportation accidents, and more. The work is a perfect supplement for history classes and will also prove of great interest to the general reader.
Author: Andrew L. Jenks
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780136038023
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Part of the Connections: Key Themes in World History series, Perils of Progress: Environmental Disasters in the 20th Century is essential reading for anyone interested in furthering a clean and safe environment while simultaneously encouraging responsible manufacturing. Author Andrew Jenks examines past environmental disasters, such as the tragedies at Love Canal, Bhopal, and Chernobyl, to prepare students to anticipate and head off potential environmental disasters as well as to meet and deal rationally with the next toxic apocalypse should one occur.
Author: Adam Andrews
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07-28
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781085995689
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Buy the Paperback Version of this Book and get the Kindle version for FREE!! What is the true story of one of the twentieth century's greatest disasters?Do you know how the security system of a nuclear power plant is made?What have been the consequences for the world since then and for the future?Which countries have suffered other nuclear accidents? If you want to know all the background of the Chernobyl disaster, then this is the book you absolutely must read! BUY NOW "CHERNOBYL - History's Worst Nuclear Accident. The True Story of One of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Disasters" This book contains all the details of that fateful day, April 26, 1986. You will find: - The real dynamics of accident;- The technical aspects of the accident and why it occurred;- The Government declarations;- The wrong emergency response;- The evacuation management;- The investigations;- The negative consequences for the area, future and world. This book is not a simple summary of an event, but a complete report with all the details and testimonies, as told by the survivors. What are you waiting for? Would you like to know more?Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy now button
Author: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2020-11-03
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9210054474
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The last twenty years has seen the number of major floods more than double, from 1,389 to 3,254, while the incidence of storms grew from 1,457 to 2,034. Floods and storms were the most prevalent events. The report The Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019 also records major increases in other categories including drought, wildfires and extreme temperature events. There has also been a rise in geo-physical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report.
Author: Chris McNab
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9789810828486
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Bas van Bavel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-10-22
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 1108752381
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also within the same societies according to social groups, ethnicity and gender. They also demonstrate how studying past disasters, including earthquakes, droughts, floods and epidemics, can provide a lens through which to understand the social, economic and political functioning of past societies and reveal features of a society which may otherwise remain hidden from view. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author: Michael J. Oliver
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781847205490
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The First and Second World Wars, the great depression, oil shocks, inflation, financial crises, stock market crashes, the collapse of the Soviet command economy and Third World disasters are discussed in this comprehensive book. The contributors subject these disasters to in-depth assessment, carefully considering their costs and impact on specific countries and regions, as well as assessing them in a global context. The book examines the legacy of economic disasters and asks whether economic disasters are avoidable or whether policymakers can learn from their mistakes.