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Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about the duties and responsibilities of a hazmat team. Discusses the nature of dangerous chemical reactions, the training required for the job, and the processes of cleanup and disposal. Includes glossary, index, and common core connections.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"By the author of the award-winning To Be a Machine, a deeply considered look at the people and places in confrontation with the end of our days We're alive in a time of worst-case scenarios: The weather has gone uncanny, volatile. Our old post-war alliances are crumbling. Everywhere you look there's an omen, a joke whose punchline is the end of the world. How are we to live in the shadow of such a grim future? What does the world hold for our children?...
5) The blessings of disaster: the lessons that catastrophes teach us and why our future depends on it
Author
Publisher
Prometheus
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiii, 444 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Blessings of Disaster draws on knowledge from multiple disciplines to illustrate how our civilization's future successes and failures in dealing with societal threats-be they pandemics, climate change, overpopulation, monetary collapse, and nuclear holocaust-can be predicted by observing how we currently cope with and react to natural and technological disasters"-- Provided by publisher.
6) 48 hours
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the author of the smash hit, New York Times bestselling One Second After series comes a thriller in which the survival of humanity itself is at stake. The countdown is on. In less than forty eight hours, Earth will be hit by a major solar storm. At first, it is thought to be a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that will severely damage our world's electronic infrastructure. A crisis to be certain, but one that can be survived--until something far...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
2018.
Physical Desc
448 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild. Now, with How to Stay Alive, Bear reveals to readers his full toolkit of survival tactics, from everyday basics like avoiding blisters to once-in-a-lifetime events like surviving a kidnapping. Opening with the most essential survival skills--assembling your survival kit, making a fire, building...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come, and Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. These two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other's stuff.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
383 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town. An Army Specialist, Paul is stationed there to help oversee one of the country's first nuclear reactors. The assignment seems full of opportunity-- until Paul discovers that the reactor is compromised; the community is in danger, and his superiors plan to cover up the problem rather than fix it.
10) Anna was here
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three generations of the Nickel family reunite when fourth-grader Anna, her Mom and Dad, and four-year-old sister Isabella relocate to Oakwood, Kansas.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In summer 2017, three monster hurricanes swept in from the Atlantic one after another, shattering storm records and killing hundreds of people. Dive into the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. How can scientists better predict these storms, and what does the 2017 season tell us about the likelihood of similar storms in the future?
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date
2012
Physical Desc
247 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Flash floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, mudslides, thunderstorms, and wildfires--these devastating events are happening around the world at an alarming rate. As CNN's meteorologist, Bonnie Schneider reports daily on these natural disasters, explaining when they're likely to strike, and telling viewers how to respond when they do. In Extreme Weather, Schneider distills that information into a guide for readers. She interviews experts from...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"When seventh-grader Eleanor reads an article online claiming that an asteroid will hit Earth in April, she starts an underground school club to prepare kids for the end of the world as we know it"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
Ellis Kimball, sixteen, whose anxiety disorder causes her to prepare for the imminent end of the world, meets Hannah, who claims to know when it will happen.
17) Raven Rock: the story of the U.S. Government's secret plan to save itself-while the rest of us die
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxv, 529 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--a roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
Every day, firefighters, doctors, police officers, and other first responders are on full alert, ready to rescue people and animal friends in need. They work on land, go underground, and even parachute down from the sky. No emergency is too big for them! Buckle up and watch as these heroes go the distance to keep everyone safe.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
c2012
Physical Desc
112 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"You're a meteorology student fascinated by storms. But Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Situations can quickly turn deadly when extreme weather is involved. What do you do when: you're in a van full of people and a tornado suddenly appears to be headed right for you? A hurricane gains strength along the Florida coast, but you're unable to convince people to leave their homes? A flash flood suddenly strikes, putting you and your friends and family...