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Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the Pacific islands of Tonga, sending shockwaves around the world. Through first-person accounts of the disaster and eyewitness footage, experience the terrifying power of the eruption and the devastating tsunami that struck the shores of Tonga.
Author
Publisher
in cooperation with the Council on Foreign Relations
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxix, 240 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Americans are in denial, maintains security expert Flynn, about how vulnerable our nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or act of God. But what's truly shocking, he argues, is how little we have learned from September 11 and Hurricane Katrina. America is living on borrowed time--and squandering it. Flynn describes how we have become increasingly vulnerable to disaster by grossly neglecting the complex, crumbling infrastructure that provides...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023].
Physical Desc
x, 261 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Wildfires are getting more destructive than ever before. Flames in forests are scorching about twice as many trees as they did two decades ago, and nearly 100,000 homes, barns, and other structures have been incinerated. 'Fire seasons' are now fire years. Tens of millions of people live in areas vulnerable to fire, and more keep moving in. Driven in part by climate change, the areas burned and prevalence of smoke in the skies is expected to skyrocket...
Author
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Pub. Date
[2018?]
Edition
First edition revised.
Physical Desc
113 pages
Language
English
Description
"The Pet First Aid & Disaster Response Guide is designed to help pet owners provide temporary, urgent care to pets until they can reach a veterinary or emergency clinic. The text will teach readers to care for their animals before, during, and after an emergency. The Pet First Aid & Disaster Response Guide includes coverage of: Injury Prevention And Disaster Preparation. Personal Safety Precautions To Help Pet Owners Identify And Minimize Risks. A...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Flash floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, mudslides, thunderstorms, and wildfires; these devastating events are happening around the world at an alarming rate. As CNN's meteorologist, Bonnie Schneider reports daily on these natural disasters, explaining when they're likely to strike, and telling viewers how to respond when they do. In Extreme Weather, Schneider distills that information into a guide for readers. She interviews experts from...
87) Life savers
Author
Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet eleven real-life emergency service heroes and discover what their days are like and the important equipment they use to save lives.
Author
Publisher
Paso Robles Emergency Services, Fire Department
Pub. Date
[2000], ©2000
Physical Desc
ii, 28 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Emergency Services Consulting Group (ESCG) has been engaged to assist the City of El Paso de Robles with an evaluation of its current fire and emergency services and to define and project service demand to the year 2020."--Page 1.
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xi, 80 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and ultrarich "Puertopians" are locked in a pitched struggle over how to remake the island. In this vital and startling investigation, bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein uncovers how the forces of shock politics and disaster capitalism seek to undermine the nation's radical, resilient vision for a "just recovery."
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xix, 716 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast documents the events and repercussions of the tragedy and its aftermath and the ongoing crisis confronting the region.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages ; cm
Language
Español
Description
"September 11, 2001 was a black day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos, sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic Manhattan scene. Nearly 500,000 people on Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism, we come to understand that in our darkest hours, people shine brightly as a beacon of hope. Fully translated Spanish text. El 11 de septiembre...
Author
Publisher
MBI Publishing Co
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
127 p. : photos. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the 'Emergency plans book', authored by the DoD Office of Emergency Planning in 1958, now declassified after 40 years. It "explains what the Soviet Union was capable of doing, what immediate effects a nuclear attack would have on all aspects of U.S. society, and what the long term effects were likely to be"--P. 11.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Herbert and Lydia Gettridge raised nine children in the Lower Ninth Ward. Their house, which Mr. Gettridge built on land he purchased in 1943, took on 10 feet of water when the levees breached. Five of their children who owned homes in New Orleans also lost everything. Over the year and a half that reporter June Cross follows him, Mr. Gettridge battles with the city, the insurance company, and the bureaucracy of the state-run Road Home homeowner assistance...
Author
Publisher
Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Report on the 2003 San Simeon Earthquake by the Paso Robles Chief of Emergency Services including incident response synopsis, post incident analyses, and recommendations.
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2010
Edition
[Widescreen]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 240 min.) : col., sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This follow-up to director Spike Lee's documentary, When the levees broke: a requiem in four acts, focuses on the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans, five years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Bookending stories of individual heartache and perseverance are two momentous events: the historic 2010 Super Bowl victory by the New Orleans Saints and the disastrous British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Author
Publisher
Doom and Bloom LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Fourth edition
Physical Desc
678 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If modern medical care is not available, you may be the end of the line when it comes to keeping your family healthy. Do you have the knowledge and training to take on this responsibility? This second edition of the book will give you the ability to deal with 90% of the issues you might face in any survival situation. The goal of the Survival Medicine Handbook is to help you do what you can, with what you have, where you are. With this guide, you...
Author
Publisher
Basic Civitas
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xii, 258 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how the federal government's failed relief efforts in New Orleans were dictated by issues of race and class, compounded by a lack of leadership and the manipulations of large business interests willing to profit from the disaster.
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