From channelizations to renaturations—the catastrophic flood of the Gürbe River in July 1990 prompted profound changes in approaches to flood protection.
An account of the 1795 mass drowning on Lough Derg in Ireland’s County Donegal.
In 1783, strong earthquakes shook Calabria. These events, in combination with a dry sulfuric fog, led contemporaries to believe they lived in the time of a “subsurface revolution.”
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.
When a tornado strikes Worcester, Massachusetts, residents suspect the disaster is the work of an unlikely culprit—the atomic bomb.
This book packs into one slender volume a sweeping tale of fire, and humanity’s interactions with fire, from prehistory to the dawn of the twenty-first century.
This volume offers a rich and thoroughly researched history of how hurricanes have shaped and reshaped New Orleans from the colonial era to the present day.
Historical documents provide detailed descriptions of ice-jam flood events and climate impacts in riverine communities.
José Paronella’s dream continues at Paronella Park despite catastrophic flood and cyclonic events.
