Suchergebnisse

Ch. 1 : Causes of disasters. Climate change may increase natural disasters worldwide / World Health Organization -- Famine in Africa is the result of a natural disaster / Alhagie Jobe -- Famine in Africa is caused by humans, not nature / Thomas Keneally -- In the United States, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the result of industrial mistakes / National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling -- A British analyst examines the causes of the 9/11 disaster in the United States / Peter Bergen -- ch. 2 : Disasters, social issues, and politics. Poverty magnifies the impact of a disaster / Dan Brook -- Natural disasters and women / Lorena Aguilar -- Women survivors of the Bhopal disaster in India claim their rights / Jashodhara Dasgupta -- Natural disasters can cause political instability and conflict / Elizabeth Ferris -- Politics negatively affected Cyclone Nargis disaster relief in Myanmar / Donald M. Seekins -- Haiti's earthquake disaster is exacerbated by politics and poverty / Andrew Apter -- ch. 3 : Disaster preparedness. Better global preparedness for natural disasters would save lives / Bill McGuire, as told to Robin McKie -- Counting the cost of calamities / The Economist -- Early warning is insufficient preparation for famines in Africa / Jeeyon Janet Kim and Debarati Guhr-Sapir -- Without effective prevention, natural hazards become human-made disasters / The World Bank -- Lack of preparation for floods in Brazil leads to many deaths / Natalia Viana -- Japan was unprepared for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami / Jun Hongo -- In the United States, transportation planners were not prepared for Hurricane Katrina / Todd Litman -- ch. 4 : Disaster response and aftermath. Disease often follows natural disasters / CBC News -- The aftermath of the Japanese tsunami triggers a potential United States environmental disaster / Becky Bohrer -- Britain proposes a new way of responding to disasters / Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson -- The World Bank responds effectively to the Haiti earthquake / Independent Evaluation Group -- The International Monetary Fund's response endangers Haiti's recovery / Bretton Woods Project -- Rwanda cuts disaster risk at the site of a potential explosion / Xan Rice -- China effectively responds to disasters but must improve risk reduction / Zhang Qingfeng and Melissa Howell Alipalo

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Health and Disease in a Warming World: An Overview -- Why Global Warming Is Alarming -- Human Health and Global Warming: A Complex Relationship -- The Health Threats of Heat and Drought -- Extreme Weather: Hurricanes and Floods -- Sidebar: Hurricane Mitch: A Case Study in Complexity -- The Health Threats of Air Pollution and Infectious Disease -- Food and Water: Access and Safety -- The Health Effects of Rising Sea Levels and Melting Ice -- Diagram: The Relationship Between Climate Change and Health -- Preparing for a Warmer World -- Notes -- Chapter 2: The Direct Temperature Effects of Global Warming on Health -- The Effects of Extreme Temperatures on Human Health -- Sidebar: The Quiet Catastrophe: The European Heat Wave of 2003 -- Severe Heat Waves Are Increasing -- Heat Waves and Human Mortality and Morbidity -- The Danger of Heat Waves and the Urban Heat Island for Aging Populations -- Graph: Projected Heat Wave Deaths in American Cities -- Mitigating the Dangers of Extreme Heat Events -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Aridity and Human Health: Drought, Desertification, and Wildfires -- Drought and Desertification: Threats to Health -- Map: The Risk of Death from Drought -- Drought: The Precursor to Malnutrition and Famine -- Drought, Dust Storms, and Health -- Global Warming, Drought, and Wildfires -- Sidebar: Greece on Fire -- Coping with the Effects of Drought, Aridity, and Wildfires -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Extreme Weather and Health: Hurricanes and Floods -- Direct Threats to Health from Extreme Weather -- Indirect Threats to Health from Extreme Weather -- Sidebar: Hurricane Katrina: The Worst Natural Disaster in U.S. History -- Water Contamination and Shortages -- Long-Lasting Health Effects of Extreme Weather

Presents a series of essays with varying viewpoints on the subject of genetically modified food. Includes a list of organizations to contact