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Nature and Science August 2017
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Focus on: Natural Disasters |
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| What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's... by Kim CrossOver a three-day period in April 2011, a record 358 tornadoes tore through the southern and central United States. In this compelling account of the largest tornado outbreak in recorded history, journalist Kim Cross draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with survivors to depict both the event and its aftermath. For a similarly gripping blow-by-blow account of an extreme weather event, try Kathryn Miles' Superstorm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy. |
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Visions of Earth : beauty, majesty, wonder
by Susan Tyler Hitchcock
"Visions of Earth raises a curtain on the wonders of the world and thrills us with nature's opulence and humanity's splendor. Each image alone exposes a nugget of our planet's magnificence; the totality of the collection goes beyond our imagination. Turning the pages, viewers are struck by the richness of life on Earth. One photograph is more awe-inspiring than the next--chosen by veteran National Geographic Magazine photo editors to present what is visually incredible. The photographs are drawn from thepopular "Visions of Earth" feature in the magazine, (rated #1 by readers), from our own storied Image Collection, and from renowned photographers throughout the world, many never-before published.
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1 dead in attic : after Katrina
by Chris Rose
A journalist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune offers a collection of his columns detailing his own experiences living through hurricane Katrina, the stories of other city inhabitants, and the struggle to rebuild in the wake of destruction, tragedy, and death.
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Snowstruck : in the grip of avalanches
by Jill A. Fredston
An avalanche expert and predictor explores the often deadly nature of avalanches, sharing a wealth of dramatic rescue and escape stories, including those of a skier who was forced to make a life-and-death decision and the race to save a buried victim. By the author of Rowing to Latitude.
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Disaster : The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
by Dan Kurzman
The George Polk Memorial Award-winning historian investigates the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, bringing to life this horrible natural disaster--registering 8.3 on the Richter scale--and the subsequent fire that raged through the rubble killing ten thousand people.
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Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters
by Donald R. Prothero
A paleontologist and geologist describes the gripping human stories behind floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, discussing such specific events as the Mount St. Helens eruption, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the New Madrid, Missouri earthquakes that were felt as far as Boston and much more.
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