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Books on natural, and man-made disasters Disaster Compendiums —
Fires —
Hurricane, Tornados, and Floods — Recommended titles
On Shaky Ground: The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812
Earthquake!: The 1906 San Francisco Nightmare (X-Treme Disasters That Changed America) "young adults, grades 9-12."
"An erudite, fascinating account by one of the foremost purveyors of contemporary nonfiction, this book chronicles the underlying causes, utter devastation and lasting effects of the cataclysmic 1883 eruption of the volcano island Krakatoa in what is now Indonesia. ... Winchester graphically illustrates, through eyewitness reports and extant data, the human tragedy and captivating scientific aftershocks of the explosion, he is also clearly intrigued with how it was "a demonstration of the utterly confident way that the world, however badly it has been wounded, picks itself up, continues to unfold its magic and its marvels, and sets itself back on its endless trail of evolutionary progress yet again." His investigations have produced a work that is relevant to scholars and intriguing to others, who will relish it footnotes and all. " --Publishers Weekly
 "Following his absorbing survey of the science behind natural disasters, Perils of a RestIess Planet (1997), Zebrowski here concentrates his attention on a single catastrophe, the volcanic annihilation of the French Caribbean city of St. Pierre in 1902. He reconstructs the disaster with an eye to exonerating the governor of Martinique, Louis Mouttet, who died in the event. Blame was heaped on Mouttet for not evacuating St. Pierre before it was incinerated by a volcanic eruption. ... Liberally quoting the accounts of stupefying shock experienced by surviving witnesses, Zebrowski successfully recounts the feel of this memorable cataclysm." --Booklist, Gilbert Taylor
"In an excellent work of history and social commentary, Morgan chronicles the events leading up to and the aftermath of the devastating 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee on the Caribbean island of Martinique, along with the life of the local city's only known survivor, a laborer named Ludger Sylbaris. The blast destroyed the city of St. Pierre and its 30,000 inhabitants in a matter of hours. Morgan, both a seasoned English journalist and a playwright, accordingly combines a nose for meticulous detail with a storytelling flair, giving his account an intense personal angle that enlivens the history. His introduction to turn-of-the-century St. Pierre is told from the point of view of a visiting photographer, and it is replete with the crisp images characteristic of Morgan's style ... Morgan has an equally good eye for the nuances of the colonial island's relationship with France, the political shortsightedness that allowed many warning signs to be ignored and the inevitable opportunists who took advantage of the situation afterward." --Publishers Weekly
"This impressive work covers all aspects of volcanism. Written by over 100 international scholars in the field, the articles are arranged in nine thematic sections, beginning in the center of the earth with the origin and transport of magma, moving through the different types of eruptions, and finally investigating volcanic interactions, hazards, and economics. There is even a section on extraterrestrial volcanism. Geared for college students and researchers, the well-written articles include a glossary that defines terms within the context of the article, which is very helpful to readers unfamiliar with the terminology. A list of related articles and a bibliography of further readings provide users with additional sources of information. The encyclopedia also includes a catalog of historically active volcanoes on Earth..."
--Teresa Berry for Library Journal
Story of a tsunami that hit Cresent City, California in 1964.
 "Tsunamis--great waves caused by earthquakes--do not happen very often, say O'Loughlin and Lander (both environmental sciences, U. of Colorado-Boulder), but when they do, they can wreak a lot of havoc. For specialists in tsunamis and natural hazards, policy makers, and residents, they discuss the Caribbean, the hazard, details about tsunamis during the five centuries, types and effects, and education about them. They also list the 127 that have occurred in the Caribbean over the past five centuries, assessing the likelihood of occurrence, validity (some might not have happened at all), and effects.
This book provides a thorough, yet highly accessible review of tsunamis in the Caribbean. It is of interest not only to tsunami and natural hazards specialists at academia and governmental institutes, but also to policy makers and to the general public."
--Book News
"The founder and recognized leader of the Russian scientific school of tsunami researchers Sergey (1930-94) and his collaborators describe in detail the waves generated by earthquakes and accompanying phenomena in a region prone to earthquakes and where the written record allows a study of four millennia. Most of the material is quantitative information, including coordinates of the observation sites, dates, heights of tsunami run-ups, main parameters of the earthquakes, and tide gauge records. That is augmented by the electronic database created in the Tsumani Laboratory, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics in Novosibirsk. Only geographical names are indexed."
--Book News
Tsunami!: The 1946 Hilo Wave of Terror (X-Treme Disasters That Changed America) "young adults, grades 9-12."
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Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Disaster By the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
The Last Days of St. Pierre: The Volcanic Disaster that Claimed 30,000 Lives
Fire Mountain
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
The Raging Sea: The Powerful Account of the Worst Tsunami in U.S. History
Caribbean Tsunamis: A 500-Year History from 1498-1998 (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, V. 20)
Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea, 2000 B.C.-2000 A.D (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, V. 13)