Natural disasters in a global environment / by Anthony N. Penna

1: Supervolcanoes; Introduction; The Mt. Toba Eruption (73,000 BP); The Mt. Toba eruption and the human bottleneck controversy; Conclusion; The Thera (Santorini) Eruption in the Aegean Sea (1600 BCE); Minoan civilization; The Santorini eruption The physical, social, and cultural meaning of this supervolcanoConclusion; Mt. Tambora (1815) and Krakatau (1883); Conclusion; The Mt. Pinatubo Eruption (1991); The Luzon earthquake --
a harbinger; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Global effects; A Threatening Future Scenario; Summary; Further Reading--
2: Earthquakes; Introduction; The San Francisco Earthquake (1906); The city's early history of growth and its susceptibility to earthquakes; The earthquake; The fire; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Great Kanto Earthquake (1923); Introduction; The earthquake; Relief efforts RebuildingConclusion; The Haitian Earthquake (2010); Introduction; Hispaniola's geology; Haiti's history; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; Summary--
3: Tsunamis; Introduction; Lisbon, Portugal: The Quadruple Disaster (1755); The earthquake; The fire; The tsunami; Scientific and religious thought and the birth of modern seismology; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Lituya Bay Mega-Tsunami (1958); The earthquake; The landslides; The tsunami; Lituya Bay historical accounts; Modeling efforts fail; Relief and rebuilding; The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake (2004); The earthquake The tsunamiRelief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Tōhoku (Japan) Tsunami (2011); Introduction; The earthquake; The tsunami; Nuclear disaster; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Japan's energy future; Conclusion; Summary; Further Reading--
4: Fire; Introduction; The Burning of Rome (68 CE); The fire; Circus Maximus; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Great Fire of London (1666); Introduction; The fire; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Chicago and Peshtigo Fires (1871); Introduction; The Chicago fire; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Peshtigo fire (1871); Introduction The fireRelief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; Another explanation for the causes of the Chicago and Peshtigo fires; Summary; Further Reading--
5: Floods; Introduction; Central China Floods (1931); Introduction; Geography; The floods; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Dutch Flood Disaster (1953); Introduction; Geography; The flood of 1953; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; The Bangladesh Floods (1997-98); Introduction; Geology/geography; The floods; Relief efforts; Rebuilding; Conclusion; Summary; Further Reading--
6: Landslides; Introduction.

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Examines a range of disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and moreHighlights the role of science in studying natural disasters and describes the mechanisms responsible for themFeatures a range of case studies which can be used in conjunction with one.