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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Uncover the Earth's inner secrets as you explore the world's most magnificent volcanoes and earthquakes like never before. Become an eyewitness to the world's most explosive volcanoes and powerful earthquakes with this picture-led guide that will take you on a visual tour of the hotspots of the world. Explore everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces - from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters. From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan, to a boy nearly frozen on the prairie in 1888, these unforgettable kids lived to tell tales of unimaginable destruction -- and, against all odds, survival. Read their incredible stories: ...
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Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes ... Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events."--barnesandnoble.com
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MaddAddam trilogy volume 3
Description
"Bringing together characters from Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, this thrilling conclusion to Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction trilogy confirms the ultimate endurance of humanity, community, and love. Months after the Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped out most of humanity, Toby and Ren have rescued their friend Amanda from the vicious Painballers. They return to the MaddAddamite cob house, which is being fortified against...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Molly Allen lives alone in Portland, but she left her heart back in Tennessee with a man she walked away from five years ago. They had a rare sort of love she hasn't found since. Ryan Kelly lives in Nashville after a broken engagement and several years on the road touring with a country music duo. He can still hear Molly's voice encouraging him to follow his dreams; Molly, whose memory stays with him. At least he can visit The Bridge - the oldest...
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Series
Natural hazard research working paper volume 99
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
As we enter the 21st century, we are facing new threats and risks, which may mean we will be dealing with new types of hazards and disasters. The disasters of the future may or may not be bigger or worse, but they are likely to be more complex and require more sophistication in response and recovery.
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Quick response research report volume 161
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Studies the effects of a tornado on an urbanized area. Fujita Scale does not describe urban types of damage effectively, which could lead to difficulties in the Fujita Scale damage assessment process.
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Quick response research report volume 166
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Damage assessment hasn't received much research attention. The San Simeon earthquake serves as a case study to identify lessons for the emergency management profession about the importance of damage assessment.
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Quick response research report volume 162
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Several communities along the Gulf Coast are especially vulnerable to tropical storms, hurricanes, and flood hazards. 149 households afflicted in Slidell communities participated in a survey designed to assess the impacts of TSA.
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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
The Hazards Loss Dataset Catalog is an effort to fill a gap in knowledge about hazards loss data. The understanding of hazard losses is very important for improving recovery decisions, monitoring mitigation efforts, assessing vulnerability, and determining disaster assistance.
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Quick response research report volume 121
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
In the eyes of Montserratians, the dome collapse was considered as a volcanic event but not a disastrous event.
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Quick response research report volume 185
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Discusses the effect of the effects of wildfire on an Oregon community.