The Sidoarjo Mudflow and the Muddiness of an Environmental Disaster
This article describes an ongoing environmental disaster in Indonesia, where a mud volcano has been inundating an ever-increasing area.
This article describes an ongoing environmental disaster in Indonesia, where a mud volcano has been inundating an ever-increasing area.
Engineering the Lower Shinano River in northeastern Japan expanded the risk of other flood and tsunami damage.
From channelizations to renaturations—the catastrophic flood of the Gürbe River in July 1990 prompted profound changes in approaches to flood protection.
Mount Lebanon’s distinctive environmental history accounts for its susceptibility to famine.
A noxious air forces Mexico City to confront its unwavering urbanizing and industrializing mission in the late twentieth century.
Flood memory in Townsville is strong, but this does not align with the city’s capacity to live sustainably with floods.
The 1096 Earthquake and Tsunami extensively damaged coastal communities, but it was the shock to the capital that mattered more.
Severe winter weather in 1917–1918 paralyzed New York Harbor impacting logistical operations for the Allies in World War I.
This article examines the implications of the discussions surrounding the Justinianic Plague for the discipline of history.
Historical documents indicate that the disasters caused by mining in Brazil are a reality since the eighteenth century.