Disasters
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Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Causes of Disasters -- 1. Climate Change May Increase Natural Disasters Worldwide -- 2. Famine in Africa Is the Result of a Natural Disaster -- 3. Famine in Africa Is Caused by Humans, Not Nature -- 4. In the United States, the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Was the Result of Industrial Mistakes -- 5. A British Analyst Examines the Causes of the 9/11 Disaster in the United States -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Disasters, Social Issues, and Politics -- 1. Poverty Magnifies the Impact of a Disaster -- 2. Natural Disasters and Women -- 3. Women Survivors of the Bhopal Disaster in India Claim Their Rights -- 4. Natural Disasters Can Cause Political Instability and Conflict -- 5. Politics Negatively Affected Cyclone Nargis Disaster Relief in Myanmar -- 6. Haiti's Earthquake Disaster Is Exacerbated by Politics and Poverty -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Disaster Preparedness -- 1. Better Global Preparedness for Natural Disasters Would Save Lives -- 2. Counting the Cost of Calamities -- 3. Early Warning Is Insufficient Preparation for Famines in Africa -- 4. Without Effective Prevention, Natural Hazards Become Human-Made Disasters -- 5. Lack of Preparation for Floods in Brazil Leads to Many Deaths -- 6. Japan Was Unprepared for the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami -- 7. In the United States, Transportation Planners Were Not Prepared for Hurricane Katrina -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Disaster Response and Aftermath -- 1. Disease Often Follows Natural Disasters -- 2. The Aftermath of the Japanese Tsunami Triggers a Potential United States Environmental Disaster -- 3. Britain Proposes a New Way of Responding to Disasters