Encounters in Avalanche Country recounts stories of survival struggles, avalanches, and how local knowledge challenged legal traditions that defined avalanches as acts of god. Combining disaster, mining, railroad, and ski histories with the theme of severe winter weather, it provides an uncommon perspective on the settlement of the Mountain West.

The End is Nigh recounts major natural disasters throughout recorded history such as the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Hurricane Katrina, and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It touches on the biggest, most well-known avalanches, earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes.

Recent studies indicate that the Earth is undergoing rapid changes in all cryospheric components, including polar sea ice shrinkage, mountain glacier recession, thawing permafrost, and diminishing snow cover. This book provides an in-depth summary of all components of the Earth's cryosphere, reviewing their history, physical and chemical characteristics, geographical distributions, and projected future states. This new edition includes data from GlobSnow-2 CRYOSAT, ICESAT, and GRACE.

This book features approximately 600 entries that are organized by disaster type, then alphabetized by the name of the country in which the event occurred. Each section begins with the worst recorded events within the disaster type, a chronology of the events, and an introduction. In addition to providing the basic facts of each disaster, the text offers insight into the background of each event, the ultimate impact on mankind and the environment, and eyewitness accounts.

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment covers the history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, examining volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, famines, and more while highlighting the role of science in studying natural disasters.

This book describes the scientific causes and historical aspects of disasters caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, floods, avalanches, and more.

This book looks at the archaeological, architectural, historical and geological evidence left behind by natural disasters in the Middle Ages, specifically between the 11th and 16th centuries. It explores the how environmental hazards affected European populations and, in turn, how medieval communities coped and responded to short- and long-term consequences and covers earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, storms, floods and outbreaks of infectious diseases.

In an instant, a beautiful white mountainside can become a deadly stampede of snow. Avalanche! These sudden landslides of snow, ice, and rocks can wipe out entire towns. Prepare to learn about history's most devastating avalanches.