"This title addresses the issue of natural disasters and the severity, frequency, and losses caused by them, including areas such as climate change, poor infrastructures, human activity, economic costs and recovery"--From the publisher's web site.
Content Note
Climate change is increasing the severity of natural disasters / Andrew Freedman -- Climate change is increasing the frequency of floods and droughts / Paul A. Dirmeyer -- Climate change is not increasing the frequency of floods / Kenneth Artz -- Natural disasters are hitting harder, and not because of global warming / Jacey Fortin -- Natural disasters caused by human activity have increased / Brian Merchant -- Urbanization increases the threat of natural disasters / Stewart M. Patrick -- The increase of natural disasters is a Biblical prophecy / Ron Fraser -- Catastrophe on camera : why media coverage of natural disasters is flawed / Patrick Cockburn -- The frequency of earthquakes is not increasing / Colin Stark -- Counting the cost of calamities / Economist -- Economic recovery from natural disasters is declining / Richard Heinberg -- International laws fail to address disaster-driven migration / Michael Clemens.