U.S. Department of the Interior Library - Reading List

This list represents only a selection of recently published books for general readers on natural disasters -- earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and avalanches, tsunamis, storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and droughts, and heat waves -- available at the U.S. Department of the Interior Library. It is arranged alphabetically by the author's last name. Please direct inquiries or concerns to the Reference Librarian at 202-208-5815 between 7:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.

Q1 .G42 NO.15
Putting down roots in earthquake country: your handbook for the San Francisco Bay Region
American Red Cross. Bay Area Chapter.

QE75 .P9 NO.1707
The orphan tsunami of 1700: Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America
Atwater, Brian F.

QE75 .C5 NO.1187 REV.
Surviving a tsunami--lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan
Atwater, Brian F.

F354 .B54 1998
Rising tide: the great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America
Barry, John M., 1947-

KF3750 .B38 2007
When nature strikes: weather disasters and the law
Baum, Marsha L.

QE523 .S23 B42 1981
On the mountain's brink: a Forest Service history of the 1980 Mount St. Helens volcanic emergency
Beals, H. K. (Herbert Kyle), 1934-

QE75 .P9 NO.1683
The role of geoscience information in reducing catastrophic loss using a web-based economics experiment
Bernknopf, Richard L. (Richard Lewis)

QE75 .C5 NO.1130
Look before you build: geologic studies for safer land development in the San Francisco Bay Area
Blair-Tyler, Martha.

QC945 .B72
Hurricane in paradise: perception and reality of the hurricane hazard in the Virgin Islands
Bowden, Martyn J.

HV636 2005 .L8 B75 2006
The great deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Brinkley, Douglas.

HV636 2005.M7 K32 2005
Katrina: 8 hours that changed the Mississippi coast forever
Chrostowski, Keith.

HV551.3 .A73 2002
Are you ready?: a guide to citizen preparedness
Citizen Corps (USA Freedom Corps)

HT392 .C55
Coastal environmental management: guidelines for conservation of resources and protection against storm hazards
Conservation Foundation.

GB5010 .A43 2001
American hazardscapes: the regionalization of hazards and disasters
Cutter, Susan L.

Q1 .G42 NO.21
Earthquake science explained: a series of ten short articles for students, teachers, and families
D'Alessio, Matthew A.

GB460 .A2 D4 1999
Against the tide: the battle for America's beaches
Dean, Cornelia.

F595 .E38 2006
The worst hard time: the untold story of those who survived the great American Dust Bowl
Egan, Timothy.

QE75 .P9 NO.1249
Volcanic eruptions of 1980 at Mount St. Helens: the first 100 days
Foxworthy, B. L. (Bruce LaVerne), 1925-

F869 .S357 F735 2006
The great earthquake and firestorms of 1906: how San Francisco nearly destroyed itself
Fradkin, Philip L.

QE524 .V65 1997
Volcanic and seismic hazards on the Island of Hawaii
Geological Survey (U.S.)

QE75 .P9 NO.1661B
Local tsunami hazards in the Pacific Northwest from Cascadia subducation zone earthquakes
Geist, Eric L.

E535.2 .U6 G485 2001
California earthquakes: science, risk, and the politics of hazard mitigation
Geschwind, Carl-Henry, 1965-

KF3750 .N38 1999
Natural hazard mitigation: recasting disaster policy and planning
Godschalk, David R.

HT391 .H23 2000
The hidden costs of coastal hazards: implications for risk assessment and mitigation
H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. Panel on Risk, Vulnerability, and the True Costs of Coastal Hazards.

QC981.8 .V65 Y43 1992
The Year without a summer?: world climate in 1816
Harington, C. R. (Charles Richard), 1933-

QE75 .C5 NO.1325
The landslide handbook: a guide to understanding landslides
Highland, Lynn.

HV553 .C275 2002
Catastrophe & culture: the anthropology of disaster
Hoffman, Susanna.

QE534.3 .H68 2002
Earthshaking science: what we know (and don't know) about earthquakes
Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961-

QE535.2 .U6 H68 2004
Finding fault in California: an earthquake tourist's guide
Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961-

QE22 .R475 H68 2007
Richter's scale: measure of an earthquake, measure of a man
Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961-

K579 .L5 H83 1985
Government liability and disaster mitigation: a comparative study
Huffman, James, 1945-

F232 .J2 K29
The Virginia flood of 1969: the effects of Hurricane Camille in the James River Basin of Virginia Kelly, Donovan, 1941-

QE75 .P9 NO.1250
The 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington
Lipman, Peter W.

HV555 .U6 M38 1985
Recovering from catastrophes: federal disaster relief policy and politics
May, Peter J.

HV551.3 .M55 1999
Disasters by design: a reassessment of natural hazards in the United States
Mileti, Dennis S.

QH545 .N3 M67 2007
Environmental disasters, natural recovery and human responses
Moral, Roger del, 1943-

HV551.3 .N384 2006
Facing hazards and disasters: understanding human dimensions
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Future Challenges and Opportunities.

QE535 .N3
The great Alaska earthquake of 1964
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake.

QE539 .N37
Toward reduction of losses from earthquakes; conclusions from the great Alaska earthquake of 1964
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake.

G70.215 .U6 N378 2007
Successful response starts with a map: improving geospatial support for disaster management
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Planning for Catastrophe: a Blueprint for Improving Geospatial Data, Tools, and Infrastructure.

QE75 .C5 NO.1245
Large floods in the United States: where they happen and why
O'Connor, Jim E., 1959-

QE75 .C5 NO.1120A
Flood discharges in the upper Mississippi River basin, 1993
Parrett, Charles.

HV555 .U62 S36 1983
Citizen response to volcanic eruptions: the case of Mt. St. Helens
Perry, Ronald W.

QE75 .C5 NO.1045
Lessons learned from the Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989
Plafker, George, 1929-

HV555 .U6 P53 1999
Disasters and democracy: the politics of extreme natural events
Platt, Rutherford H.

QE534.2 .P73 2000
Furious earth: the science and nature of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis
Prager, Ellen J.

QH545 .N3 R45 2001
The silver lining: the benefits of natural disasters
Reice, Seth Robert, 1947-

HV553 .R45 2007
Beyond disasters: creating opportunities for peace
Renner, Michael, 1957-

HV555 .U6 R67 1982
Natural hazards and public choice: the state and local politics of hazard mitigation
Rossi, Peter Henry, 1921-

HV555 .U6 V52 1983
Victims of the environment: loss from natural hazards in the United States, 1970-1980
Rossi, Peter Henry, 1921-

QE527.5 .S23 1985
Warning and response to the Mount St. Helens eruption
Saarinen, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick)

F912 .K3 S27 2004
Witness: firsthand accounts of the largest volcanic eruption in the twentieth century
Schaaf, Jeanne M.

F897 .S17 S52 1985
Discovering Mount St. Helens: a guide to the National Volcanic Monument
Shane, Scott, 1950-

QE535.2 .U6 S585 1999
The earth in turmoil: earthquakes, volcanoes, and their impact on humankind
Sieh, Kerry E.

GB5014 .S58 2008
Global catastrophes and trends: the next 50 years
Smil, Vaclav.

GB1399 .S58 1998
Floods: physical processes and human impacts
Smith, Keith, 1938-

E159 .D57 1998
Disaster management programs for historic sites
Spennemann, Dirk R.

GB5007 .S74 2000
Acts of God: the unnatural history of natural disaster in America
Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-

QE521 .T48 2000
Volcano cowboys: the rocky evolution of a dangerous science
Thompson, Dick.

QE523 .S23 T6
Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: past, present, and future
Tilling, Robert I.

QE538.8 .U45 2004
The myth of solid ground: earthquakes, prediction, and the fault line between reason and faith
Ulin, David L.

HV636 2005 .G87 F26 2006
A failure of initiative: final report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina.

HV636 2005 .G87 H8 2006
Hurricane Katrina: a nation still unprepared: special report of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, together with additional views
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HV635.5 2005 .G87 U6 2006
A performance review of FEMA's disaster management activities in response to Hurricane Katrina
United States. Dept. of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General.

HV553 .E93 2006
Excessive heat events guidebook
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Atmospheric Programs.

HV636 2005 .G87 F43 2006
The federal response to Hurricane Katrina: lessons learned
United States. Executive Office of the President.

HV555 .U62 F6 1998
The President's long-term recovery action plan: 1997-1998 winter storms
United States. President.

HT170 .R46 2005
The resilient city: how modern cities recover from disaster
Vale, Lawrence J., 1959-

QE523 .S3 W3
Come hell and high water : Mt. St. Helens and the federal response on the Lower Cowlitz River
Warren, Gordon H.

TC423.6 .R41 1997
Improving drought management in the West: the role of mitigation and preparedness: report to the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
Wilhite, Donald A.

F869 .S357 W56 2005
A crack in the edge of the world: America and the great California earthquake of 1906
Winchester, Simon.

GB5014 .A82 2004
At risk: natural hazards, people's vulnerability, and disasters
Wisner, Benjamin.

GB5014 .C66 1999
Comprehensive risk assessment for natural hazards
World Meteorological Organization.

QE75 .C5 NO.1073
Living with volcanos: the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program
Wright, Thomas L. (Thomas Llewellyn), 1935-

QE75 .B1 NO.2027
The Lyman Hawaiian earthquake diary, 1833-1917
Wyss, Max, 1939-

QC945 .Z43 2005
Category 5: the story of Camille, lessons unlearned from America's most violent hurricane Zebrowski, Ernest.

B5014 .Z43 1997
Perils of a restless planet: scientific perspectives on natural disasters
Zebrowski, Ernest.

QE521 .Z45 2005
Earthquakes in human history: the far-reaching effects of seismic disruptions
Zeilinga de Boer, Jelle.

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