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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

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

From earthquakes and tsunamis to hurricanes and meteorites, disasters are an unfortunate but inevitable part of life on Earth. However, learning the science and facts behind these disasters can help readers be prepared and understand them. Readers will learn key safety tips such as not showering during a lightning storm. They'll gain knowledge on how and why natural disasters happen. Age-appropriate text and colorful photographs support a deeper understanding of important parts of the elementary science curriculum and help to engage readers of many levels.

Natural Disasters introduces readers to a variety of natural disasters and the impact they have on the world. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Cody Koala is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.

Throughout history, there have been many environmental disasters, such as oil spills, chemical catastrophes, and nuclear explosions, that were all caused by human actions leading to dire consequences for the natural world. Readers learn about the causes and effects of major environmental disasters through age-appropriate main text, interesting fact boxes, bright full-color photographs, and a detailed glossary. They also discover the process of cleaning up after these events and what can be done to keep them from happening in the future. This important environmental issue connects science curriculum topics and critical thinking about the world in an engaging way.

Natural Disasters is a collection of twelve short stories that feature a variety of narrators as they interact with the ones they love. In these stories, characters experience puberty, friendship, love, loss, trauma, and the everyday magic of living as they fight to master their own failings. Those lucky enough find solace in the forgiving beauty of nature, while others succumb to the untamable power of its disasters. This thesis is useful, important, and unique as it focuses on the stories of a variety of characters, mostly women and children, and displays the beauty and fearsome power of nature as the characters strive to achieve their goals. In today's political and social climate, women, children, and nature are often taken for granted, underestimated, and even forgotten about. Here, they are anything but forgotten. Women join together to fight trauma, children stand together and face some of today's worst natural disasters, and nature is portrayed as a source of magic. This thesis gives these characters a voice and shines a spotlight on their importance to the world and society as a whole. ; 2017-12-01 ; M.F.A. ; Arts and Humanities, English ; Masters ; This record was generated from author submitted information.

This Element explores the history of urban disasters around the globe over the last three-hundred years. It introduces the reader to central concepts that help define the study of disasters, then moves on to explore the relationship between cities and disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, and epidemics. It asks, for example: How have cities responded in times of crisis, and what practices, infrastructures, and/or institutions have they introduced to prevent disasters from reoccurring? Who suffers most when urban disasters strike, and why? In what ways do catastrophes change cities? How, if at all, are cities unique from the countryside? To answer these questions and more, this concise history looks at a series of case studies from the eighteenth century through to COVID-19. The Element concludes with a brief look at the ongoing effects of climate change and the future of cities