03155cam a2200325 4500 577221620 TxAuBib 20220511120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780525531982 052553198X 86cbe598-2e54-4be3-ba07-52d6672b365b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3368456 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Jones, Lucy. The Big Ones [Libby] : How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them). Books on Tape, 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 257MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 257MB. History. Nature. Science. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come</b><br /> Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes—they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Together they have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray. The history of natural disasters is a history of ourselves.<br /> In <i>The Big Ones</i>, leading seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones offers a bracing look at some of the world's greatest natural disasters, whose reverberations we continue to feel today. At Pompeii, Jones explores how a volcanic eruption in the first century AD challenged prevailing views of religion. She examines the California floods of 1862 and the limits of human memory. And she probes more recent events—such as the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the American hurricanes of 2017—to illustrate the potential for globalization to humanize and heal.<br /> With population in hazardous regions growing and temperatures around the world rising, the impacts of natural disasters are greater than ever before. <i>The Big Ones</i> is more than just a work of history or science; it is a call to action. Natural hazards are inevitable; human catastrophes are not. With this energizing and exhaustively researched book, Dr. Jones offers a look at our past, readying us to face down the Big Ones in our future. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-10 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3368456-TheBigOnes.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=86cbe598-2e54-4be3-ba07-52d6672b365b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3368456-TheBigOnes.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=86cbe598-2e54-4be3-ba07-52d6672b365b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)