Disaster and Human History: Case Studies in Nature, Society and Catastrophe, 2D Ed.

ISBN-13: 9781476688091 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 457 str.

Benjamin Reilly

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. A Brief History of the Modern World
• 2. Volcanoes
• 2.1: Krakatau, 1883
• 2.2: Mount Pelée, 1902
• 2.3: Mount Pinatubo, 1991
• 3. Earthquakes
• 3.1: Messina Strait, 1908
• 3.2: Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923
• 3.3: Kashmir Earthquake, 2005
• 4. Environmental Changes
• 4.1: El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
• 4.2: Desertification
• 4.3: Global Warming
• 5. Tropical Cyclones
• 5.1: Great Bhola Cyclone, 1970
• 5.2: Cyclone Tracy, 1974
• 5.3: Hurricane Andrew, 1992
• 6. Floods and Tsunamis
• 6.1: Yellow River Flooding, 19th and 20th Century China
• 6.2: Flooding Caused by the Asian Tsunami, 2004
• 6.3: Flooding Caused by Hurricane Katrina, 2005
• 6.4: The Tōhoku Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
• 7. Famines
• 7.1: The Irish Potato Famine, 1846–1852
• 7.2: Mao's Great Leap Forward
• 7.3: Famine in Ethiopia, 1973–Present
• 8. Disease
• 8.1: Disease of Agriculture: Pellagra
• 8.2: Disease of Imperialism: Malaria
• 8.3: Disease of Industry: Cholera
• 8.4: Disease of Globalization: AIDS
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index