Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies (Two Volumes)

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Название: Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies (Two Volumes)

Автор: Angus M. Gunn

Издательство: Greenwood Press

Год: 2007

Количество страниц: 816

Язык: English

Формат: pdf

Размер: 8.5 Mb

Encyclopedia of Disasters covers over 180 of the most important disasters in history. Arranged chronologically, the encyclopedia includes entries on those disasters that have had the greatest historical, environmental, and cultural impact: The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum; the London Fire of 1666, which flattened much of London and allowed the rebuilding of the city; the influenza epidemic of 1918, which killed millions; the 1964 Prince William Sound earthquake in Alaska, which caused death and destruction as far away as Hawaii; the worst nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1964, that has rendered the surrounding landscape uninhabitable; and the 2004 earthquake that created a tsunami that killed thousands in Sumatra.

Each entry includes a list of readings for additional research, and the encyclopedia is illustrated with numerous photos and line illustrations that show the destruction and despair caused by these disasters.