Fault Lines: Quake Science, Risk, and Relief
Fault mechanics, historic disasters, and the messy politics of preparedness and relief, from California's seismic risk to Venezuela's shattered relief effort.
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Earthquake StormsJohn DvorakEarthquake Storm explains fault mechanics and regional risk, helping readers make sense of a 5.6 California quake and...Shelf signal: Earthquakes & Volcanoes
The Great QuakeHenry FountainThe Great Quake offers narrative history of a massive North American quake to illustrate societal and infrastructural...Shelf signal: Earthquakes & Volcanoes
QuakelandKathryn MilesQuakeland connects scientific risk assessment to practical preparations and policy choices relevant for communities...Shelf signal: Earthquakes & Volcanoes
The World Is Moving Around MeDany Laferrière, David HomelThe World Is Moving Around Me provides a survivor memoir perspective on human loss and recovery after a catastrophic...Shelf signal: History of Haiti
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get WorseWilliam NeumanThings Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse supplies political and institutional context for Venezuela, linking...Shelf signal: South American History
FirestormJacob SoboroffFirestorm examines how communities confront sudden disasters and rebuild, offering lessons transferable to...Shelf signal: Natural Disasters