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Catastrophes! : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other earth-shattering disasters / by Prothero, Donald R.

Table of Contents: “…Earthquakes : the Earth in upheaval -- Tsunamis : the sea rises up -- Volcanoes : the Earth's cauldron -- Landslides : gravity always wins -- Floods : raging waters -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons : nature on the rampage -- Tornadoes : funnels of disaster -- Blizzard : white death -- Ice ages : frozen planet -- Greenhouse planet : too hot to handle? …”
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Applied physical geography : geosystems in the laboratory / by Thomsen, Charles E.

Dreaming the Mississippi by Fischer, Katherine, 1951-

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Cyclones background, history and impact /

Table of Contents: “…Cyclones: facts and history / Hurricane Research Division -- The ability of climate models to generate tropical cyclones: implications for prediction / Kevin Walsh -- Effect of uncertainties in modeling tropical cyclones on pricing excess of loss reinsurance / Siamak Daneshvaran, Robert E. …”
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Cyclones background, history and impact /

Table of Contents: “…Cyclones: facts and history / Hurricane Research Division -- The ability of climate models to generate tropical cyclones: implications for prediction / Kevin Walsh -- Effect of uncertainties in modeling tropical cyclones on pricing excess of loss reinsurance / Siamak Daneshvaran, Robert E. …”
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Dreaming the Mississippi by Fischer, Katherine, 1951-

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Jazz religion, the second line, and Black New Orleans by Turner, Richard Brent

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Follow the second line -- The Haiti-New Orleans vodou connection : Zora Neale Hurston as initiate observer -- Mardi Gras Indians and second lines, sequin artists and rara bands : street festivals and performances in New Orleans and Haiti -- Interlude: The healing arts of African diasporic religion -- In rhythm with the spirit : New Orleans jazz funerals and the African diaspora -- Epilogue : A jazz funeral for "a city that care forgot" : the New Orleans diaspora after Hurricane Katrina.…”
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Jazz religion, the second line, and Black New Orleans by Turner, Richard Brent

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Follow the second line -- The Haiti-New Orleans vodou connection : Zora Neale Hurston as initiate observer -- Mardi Gras Indians and second lines, sequin artists and rara bands : street festivals and performances in New Orleans and Haiti -- Interlude: The healing arts of African diasporic religion -- In rhythm with the spirit : New Orleans jazz funerals and the African diaspora -- Epilogue : A jazz funeral for "a city that care forgot" : the New Orleans diaspora after Hurricane Katrina.…”
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Disasters in the United States : Frequency, Costs, and Compensation / by Brusentsev, Vera, Vroman, Wayne

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Setting the scene: a guide to this volume -- Reporting, frequency, and correlates of disasters -- Providing compensation to survivors of disasters -- Hurricanes -- Floods and their consequences -- Tornadoes -- Drought and other risks to agriculture -- Wildfires -- Geological and man-made disasters -- Disasters and compensation systems -- Figures -- References -- Authors -- Index -- About the institute.…”
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Disasters in the United States : Frequency, Costs, and Compensation / by Brusentsev, Vera, Vroman, Wayne

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Setting the scene: a guide to this volume -- Reporting, frequency, and correlates of disasters -- Providing compensation to survivors of disasters -- Hurricanes -- Floods and their consequences -- Tornadoes -- Drought and other risks to agriculture -- Wildfires -- Geological and man-made disasters -- Disasters and compensation systems -- Figures -- References -- Authors -- Index -- About the institute.…”
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Climate and catastrophe in Cuba and the Atlantic world in the age of revolution by Johnson, Sherry, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Cursed by Nature -- Be Content with Things at Which Nature Almost Revolted -- It Appeared as If the World Were Ending -- The Violence Done to Our Interests -- In a Common Catastrophe All Men Should Be Brothers -- The Tomb That Is the Almendares River -- So Contrary to Sound Policy and Reason -- Appendix 1: A Chronology of Alternating Periods of Drought and Hurricanes in Cuba and the Greater Caribbean, Juxtaposed with Major Historical "Events," 1749-1800 -- Appendix 2: Sources for the Maps.…”
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Natural disasters in a global environment by Penna, Anthony N.

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Climate and catastrophe in Cuba and the Atlantic world in the age of revolution by Johnson, Sherry, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Cursed by Nature -- Be Content with Things at Which Nature Almost Revolted -- It Appeared as If the World Were Ending -- The Violence Done to Our Interests -- In a Common Catastrophe All Men Should Be Brothers -- The Tomb That Is the Almendares River -- So Contrary to Sound Policy and Reason -- Appendix 1: A Chronology of Alternating Periods of Drought and Hurricanes in Cuba and the Greater Caribbean, Juxtaposed with Major Historical "Events," 1749-1800 -- Appendix 2: Sources for the Maps.…”
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Natural disasters in a global environment by Penna, Anthony N.

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New Haiti villages Steven Holl Architects, Guy Nordenson and Associates, Matthias Schuler, Transsolar, Jean Henock Beauchamps & Araby Smyth / by Holl, Steven

Table of Contents: “…History -- Questions -- Lakou : Haitian identity in housing / Jean Henock Beauchamps and Araby Smyth -- Site -- Architecture -- Site plan -- Schools -- Energy concept -- Renewable energy and resources analysis / Matthias Schuler, Transsolar -- Earthquake, hurricane, and flood resistant housing for Haiti / Guy Nordenson and Rebecca Nixon, Guy Nordenson and Associates.…”
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New Haiti villages Steven Holl Architects, Guy Nordenson and Associates, Matthias Schuler, Transsolar, Jean Henock Beauchamps & Araby Smyth / by Holl, Steven

Table of Contents: “…History -- Questions -- Lakou : Haitian identity in housing / Jean Henock Beauchamps and Araby Smyth -- Site -- Architecture -- Site plan -- Schools -- Energy concept -- Renewable energy and resources analysis / Matthias Schuler, Transsolar -- Earthquake, hurricane, and flood resistant housing for Haiti / Guy Nordenson and Rebecca Nixon, Guy Nordenson and Associates.…”
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Vulture culture dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry / by Gerst, Eric D.

Table of Contents: “…The crisis : a long time coming -- How the industry got where it is : a rogues' gallery -- How the industry got where it is today : unpaid claims and the storm after Hurricane Katrina -- How the industry got where it is today : foreign takeovers, unregulated reinsurers, insurer and claimant fraud -- The view from outside : a report card on state regulation -- Trends : the next decade -- The public uproar and a crescendo of distrust -- Fifty nonuniform state fiefdoms -- Winds of change: how to improve the industry -- The solution : UFOIL : a two-step process of consumerization and federalization.…”
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Vulture culture dirty deals, unpaid claims, and the coming collapse of the insurance industry / by Gerst, Eric D.

Table of Contents: “…The crisis : a long time coming -- How the industry got where it is : a rogues' gallery -- How the industry got where it is today : unpaid claims and the storm after Hurricane Katrina -- How the industry got where it is today : foreign takeovers, unregulated reinsurers, insurer and claimant fraud -- The view from outside : a report card on state regulation -- Trends : the next decade -- The public uproar and a crescendo of distrust -- Fifty nonuniform state fiefdoms -- Winds of change: how to improve the industry -- The solution : UFOIL : a two-step process of consumerization and federalization.…”
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Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for IT professionals / by Snedaker, Susan

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Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for IT professionals / by Snedaker, Susan

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