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1) The blessings of disaster: the lessons that catastrophes teach us and why our future depends on it
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Blessings of Disaster draws on knowledge from multiple disciplines to illustrate how our civilization's future successes and failures in dealing with societal threats-be they pandemics, climate change, overpopulation, monetary collapse, and nuclear holocaust-can be predicted by observing how we currently cope with and react to natural and technological disasters"--
"Are we doomed? As individuals, certainly, eventually, inevitably. But as a species?...
Author
Series
My weirder-est school volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When A.J. and his friends sign up for Beaver Scouts, they find that their scout leader, Miss Blake, is only interested in preparing them for emergency disasters.
Author
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
So far, humanity hasnt done very well in addressing the ongoing climate catastrophe. Veteran science educator L. S. Gardiner believes we can learn to do better by understanding how weve dealt with other types of environmental risks in the past and why we are dragging our feet in addressing this most urgent emergency. Weaving scientific facts and research together with humor and emotion, Gardiner explores human responses to erosion, earthquakes, fires,...
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
A former Marine describes his efforts to prepare himself for extreme disaster scenarios, from learning emergency medicine and wilderness survival skills to navigating clogged evacuation routes and mastering a variety of defensive weapons.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Examines the beliefs, motivations, and day-to-day routines of a number of Americans who have adopted a lifestyle centered on survivalism.
Meet a group of people preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies, preppers will go to whatever lengths they can to make sure they are prepared for any of life's uncertainties.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
An engrossing and thoughtful contemporary tale that tackles faith, friendship, family, anxiety, and the potential apocalypse from Katie Henry, the acclaimed author of Heretics Anonymous. There are many ways the world could end. A fire. A catastrophic flood. A super eruption that spews lakes of lava. Ellis Kimball has made note of all possible scenarios, and she is prepared for each one. What she doesnt expect is meeting Hannah Marks in her therapists...
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