Disaster by Choice: How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes

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This is an excellent little book that crystallises ideas about the influence and impact of human actions on natural catastrophes into a thoughtful and informative narrative, concluding - and rightly so - that there is no such thing as a natural disaster. Disasters arise from a lack of preparedness, which may result from individual actions or a lack of political will. In ‘Firmament’, atmospheric scientist and science communicator Simon Clark offers a rare and accessible tour of the ins and outs of the atmosphere and how we know what we know about it.

Disasters for all, whether affluent or poor, able or disabled, are caused by vulnerabilities, not hazards. Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami continue to provide many post-disaster mental health and wellbeing lessons to be implemented for prevention. Disaster by Choice really brings the examples and recommendations down to our daily lives and practices to make them more impactful.Discover and access geoscience information resources via one of the world’s premier Earth science libraries. The Geological Society of London is the UK's national society for geoscience, providing support to over 12,000 members in the UK and overseas.

I am typing this review in the aftermath of property-damaging floods in the UK and life-taking wildfires in Australia, and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Disasters arise when we fail to build suitable housing capable of withstanding 400 kph winds, fail to shun places subject to lava flows or tsunamis, or do not create a culture of warning and safe shelter for all – including for those with disabilities. Information about the Geological Society’s internationally acclaimed books and journals for authors, editors, librarians and readers.The Geological Society offers grades of membership for every stage of your career, from student to retirement.

An] engaging book filled with rich examples and details of specific historical events Kelmans succinct and generally lucid account of the state of knowledge within the field, will likely be useful to a wide range of readers.Damming Finland’s River Kemi wrecked livelihoods and people-land connections, exemplifying mental health impacts from human-caused environmental change. In a story that resonates with the moorland fires in England, three people in July 2016 chose to camp in the woodlands around Nederland, Colorado, and did not properly extinguish their barbeque. One day later a wildfire lit up the forest in the Cold Springs Fire, which killed numerous animals, forced 2000 people to evacuate, and destroyed eight homes. But we can combat this, as Kelman shows, describing inspiring examples ofeffective human action that limits damage, such as managing flooding in Toronto and villages in Bangladesh, or wildfires in Colorado. If you continue without changing your settings we'll assume you are happy to receive all GSL cookies.