Natural Disasters Science

On March 10, 1920, in Pachuca, Mexico, the Compañía de Santa Gertrudis may have committed murder. The alert was first raised at six in the morning: A fire was tearing through the El Bordo mine. After a brief evacuation, the mouths of the shafts were sealed. Company representatives hastened to assert that “no more than 10” men remained inside the mineshafts, and that all 10 were most certainly dead. Yet when the mine was opened six days later, the death toll was not 10 but 87. And there were seven survivors.

There is a village that sits at the edge of lush rainforest, its stilted huts face the ocean, its children plunge below the water's surface with spears to learn the ways of their elders. This is the Surin Islands, on Thailand's Andaman coast, and home to the Moken, the world's last sea nomads. For centuries, the Moken roamed Burma's Mergui archipelago, diving for shellfish to trade for rice, taking shelter on land only during the monsoon season.

For the first time, scientists could have the knowledge to prevent a natural disaster epic in scale - an asteroid hitting the Earth - and in this exciting, adventuresome book, Carrie Nugent explains how.

In this book we lay the foundations for the average person to start prepping and to understand the survival basics. We cover some of the more critical aspects of prepping to help expedite the probability of your survival. This book will help jump start your education in prepping and survival.

The photographs stop you in your tracks. Five children and their grandmother sheltering under an old wooden jetty as the air around them burns a fierce orange. Seen around the world, these were the images from the heart of the inferno that showed the Tasmanian township of Dunalley fighting for survival. On the morning of 4 January 2013, the people of Dunalley had watched with caution as a bush fire burned slowly on top of the hill. It was not an unusual occurrence - fires are a part of Australian life - and Dunalley had never been troubled before.

Volcanic Fury is a thrilling nonfiction book that delves into the destructive power of volcanoes and their impact on human civilization. The book explores the science behind volcanic eruptions, the different types of volcanoes, and the devastating consequences of their explosive eruptions.

On October 29, 1991, the 70-foot longliner Andrea Gail, on day 40 of an extended commercial swordfishing trip, was lost in a convergence of three powerful storms off Canada’s Grand Banks. Data buoys measured waves as high as 100 feet, and the boat was hit with winds measuring 80 knots (92 miles per hour). The Andrea Gail’s emergency beacon washed ashore that November on Sable Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, but the boat and 6-man crew were never found. The crew left behind five children among them, and the entire small town mourned the loss.

Whitney Balliett's magnificent essay on the Great Hurricane of 1938 appeared in The New Yorker fifty years after the event.

This is a fascinating book filled with stories about shipwrecks and various disasters at sea, retold in an easy to comprehend and story-like fashion.

With this audiobook, you will be able to learn how to cope and be ready to face such catastrophes as storms, civil unrest, and even unemployment. I particularly hope to impart with this audiobook a sense of urgency that might help you to not only ride out the current disaster but to anticipate and prepare for the next one. As you will see, being prepared doesn't mean just stockpiling food, water, and all the necessities of life.

Solen sken högt och starkt mot den klarblå himlen. Den verkade inte veta att det azurblå havet där under snart skulle tillintetgöra nästan allt i sin väg. Sumatra är en semesterregion. Oavsett om du kommer på högsommaren eller över jul möts du av vita stränder täckt i varm, välkomnande sand, små traditionella fiskebåtar och palmer som fläktar i brisen så långt ögat kan se.

In Eye of the Irmacane, author Jeremy Croston gives his firsthand look at the days leading up to the storm and then surviving the storm itself from Altamonte Springs, Florida. In an attempt to give listeners as much information as possible, real conversations with his wife and co-workers are included as they discuss the best options possible. Blending his trademark humor with a very real look at the dangers a storm of Irma’s magnitude possesses, Jeremy brings you into the Eye of the Irmacane without ever having to leave the safety of your preferred listening method.

Earth Prose combines two environment-related pieces of writing. "Return to Clinch River" mixes the tale of a canoe trip down a biodiverse river with subtle undertones of concern for protecting the natural world. The "Five Stages of Climate Grief" layers five poems with narrative around the 2012 hurricance, Hurricane Sandy.

Millions of people each year find out the hard way that prepping is a necessary part of life. It can be overwhelming if you want to prep but are strapped for cash. Fortunately, there are still ways to make it work! This audiobook goes into the origins of prepping, the science behind prepping, how to create a bug out bag for when SHTF, prepping on a budget, the pros and cons of prepping, and understanding "skills versus stuff".

Survive a major catastrophe where all utilities and emergency services are lost. Families will learn how to stay safe and thrive, without going to extremes. Whether you plan to “shelter in place” or need to “bug-out” for whatever reason. With or without firearms, families will survive by securing their suburban streets from predators with suburban organizational tactics.

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 left death and destruction in its wake, but young Elsie Drummond survived. In this volume of the Young Texans Series, we return to 1900, a time without effective hurricane tracking technology or warning systems. Elsie Drummond is celebrating her 11th birthday with friends when the storm approaches. As the hurricane gathers intensity, Elsie's mother escorts the party guests home and instructs the young girl to prepare for the onslaught of the storm.

"It's better to be safe than sorry" is a widely used phrase worldwide, and mostly everyone knows it. Despite this saying, many don't take the necessary actions to prepare for devastating accidents and disasters. As a result, when these startling emergencies arise, many individuals find themselves unequipped with the vital supplies that will help save a life.

This audiobook contains proven steps and strategies on how to successfully cultivate a survival garden that will provide you with food when an apocalypse comes. This book also contains information with regard to the different types of survival gardens that you can grow. Here you will also learn which herbs and seeds are the best ones to plant in a survival garden.

Discussion of prepping for survival from a Christian perspective....

In these days of increased tension, civil unrest, and global warming, disaster preparation for the urban dweller is not something to be taken for granted. Whether you live in a high-rise apartment, or own a home in suburbia, it is critically important that you have something to help you through the first 24 to 72 hours after a disaster strikes.