Akron Public Library

Briefly describes specific disasters throughout history, both natural, such as tornadoes and disease, and manmade, such as airplane crashes and mine explosions.

2) Famous American Disasters

Author

White, E. J

Description

World's worst from innovations to disasters

Each of the five tragedies chronicled here has made us wiser, more safety conscious, and far more knowledgeable about the potential effects of human error on any situation.

3) World's worst historical disasters

Author

McNab, Chris

Series

Pub. Date

c2009

Description

This book, divided into categories of "Ancient Disasters," "Imperial Disasters," "Medieval Disasters," "Early Modern Disasters," "Industrial Age Disasters," "Disasters of a New Century," and "Modern Disasters," examines catastrophes caused by geological events, social causes, and negligence.

4) Disasters: the biggest disasters in history from salt in the Indus Valley to Hurricane Sandy

Author

Connolly, Kieron

Pub. Date

[2013]

Description

Collection of the worst disasters worldwide. Includes maps and facts describing each disaster.

5) Dangerous planet: natural disasters that changed history

Author

Barnard, Bryn

Pub. Date

[2003]

Description

Describes specific occurrences of natural disasters such as meteor impacts, landslides, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, and their impact on human history.

6) The Pueblo flood of 1921

Pub. Date

2009

Description

Details the disastrous flood that ravaged Pueblo, Colorado on June 3, 1921.

7) The Book of Bad Things: A Sinister Guide to History's Dark Side

Author

Gifford, Clive

Pub. Date

c 2010

Description

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

The imaginary figure Count Droffog presents a series of miscellaneous facts about disasters, accidents, superstitions, mysterious disappearances, and catastrophic events that have occurred thoughout history.

8) Natural disasters

Author

Series

Hot topics

Pub. Date

[2015]

Description

"This book will provide background natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and tornados. It will explain how these natural events occur and what have been the most significant events during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The title will also look at the emergency response actions that were taken as a result of the disasters and what actions were taken ahead of disasters to prevent loss of life and limit damage to property"--Provided...

9) The Age of calamity: time frame AD 1300-1400

Pub. Date

10) The atlas of natural disasters

Author

Groman, Jeff

Pub. Date

2002

Description

"Easy-to-follow illustrations, maps, and diagrams illustrate the main causes of devastating natural phenomena, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes. Learn how events that take place many miles below our Earth, on its surface, and in its atmosphere shape our way of life, and how we try to predict future hazards in an effort to save human lives"--P. [4] of cover.

11) A chronology of weather

Author

Allaby, Michael

Series

Dangerous weather

Pub. Date

c1998

Description

Presents an overview of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, blizzards, floods, and other types of dangerous weather; provides a time line of catastrophic weather events from c. 3200 B.C. to 1997; features a chronology of meteorological discovery; and includes weather experiments that may be performed at home.

12) The world's worst avalanches

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2019]

Description

"An earthquake shakes a snow-covered mountain. The fresh snow slides down. It's an avalanche!"--

13) Exciting escapes

Author

Bingham, Jane

Series

On the edge

Pub. Date

[2012]

Description

"In a high-interest format, describes famous escapes from danger, including prison breaks, and escapes from kidnappers, wild animals, and natural disasters. Includes a quiz to test the likelihood of readers' ability to escape danger"--

14) The world's worst tsunamis

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2019]

Description

"Water rushes out to sea out of nowhere. Suddenly, huge waves come crashing inland. It's a tsunami!"--

15) The world's worst wildfires

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2019]

Description

"Wind blows dry, tall grass. A storm brews. Lightning strikes the ground, and soon, flames spread across the grassland. It's a wildfire!"--

16) The world's worst volcanic eruptions

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2019]

Description

"Hot magma rises to the earth's surface. Smoke bursts from the volcano, and lava flows out. It's a volcanic eruption!"--

17) Disasters that shook the world

Pub. Date

[2012]

Description

Tells the full story of history's most memorable man-made disasters, from the sinking of the "Titanic "to the explosions of the space shuttles "Challenger" and "Columbia."

18) 501 most devastating disasters

Series

501

Pub. Date

2010

Description

This book will take you through the devastating events & defining moments that changed our planet & our lives. It is divided into sections covering significant moments from the Antioch Earthquake in 526 AD to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 & the Afghan Elections in 2009.

19) More bad days in history: the delightfully dismal, day-to-day saga of ignominy, idiocy, and incompetence continues

Author

Farquhar, Michael

Pub. Date

2021.

Description

This illuminating (and sometimes disturbing) narrative features an almost endless array of misbehavior, amusing mishaps, and breathtaking misfortune over the ages and across the historical spectrum.

20) Bad days in history: a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year

Author

Farquhar, Michael

Pub. Date

2015.

Description