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Selected Books on Natural Disasters

Extreme Environmental Events by Robert A. Meyers (Editor-In-Chief) Extreme Environmental Events is an authoritative single source for understanding and applying the basic tenets of complexity and systems theory, as well as the tools and measures for analyzing complex systems, to the prediction, monitoring, and evaluation of major natural phenomena affecting life on earth. These phenomena are often highly destructive, and include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, climate change,, and weather. Early warning, damage, and the immediate response of human populations to these phenomena are also covered from the point of view of complexity and nonlinear systems. In 61 authoritative, state-of-the art articles, world experts in each field apply such tools and concepts as fractals, cellular automata, solitons game theory, network theory, and statistical physics to an understanding of these complex geophysical phenomena.
Call Number: GB5030 .E98 2011 (Science & Engineering Library)
ISBN: 9781441976963
Publication Date: 2011-05-10
Rising Waters by Samuel D. Brody; Wesley E. Highfield; Jung Eun Kang Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans in 2005 confirmed what had been tacitly understood by local policy makers for a long time: that the problem of flooding is getting worse and that this presents a major risk to the health and safety of the American population.
Call Number: TC423 .B68 2011 (Young Library)
Publication Date: 2011
Volcanic Plumes by Pasquale Sellitto (Guest Editor); Giuseppe Salerno (Guest Editor); Andrew McGonigle (Guest Editor) This Special Issue is aimed at presenting the state of the art of the multidisciplinary science concerning all aspects of volcanic plumes, of relevance to the volcanology, climatology, atmospheric science, and remote sensing communities.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 3038976288
Publication Date: 2019-03-21