Absolute Disaster: 99 things you should know about natura...
Shepherd-Barron, James S.
Absolute Disaster explores ninety-nine commonly held misconceptions about natural disasters, and answers questions such as... -are natural disasters becoming more frequent? -can mobile phones help calculate how many people have died? -does teaching children to swim help them survive a flood? -can cholera be predicted from space? -do disasters result in 'baby booms'? -is sending relief supplies always the right response? -does coordination work...