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? If charity represents how people would like the world to work, then Absolute Disaster shows how it actually does. "An invaluable contribution to the field of disaster management." DR. PETER WALKER, FORMER DIRECTOR, THE INTERNATIONAL FEINSTEIN CENTER, TUFTS UNIVERSITY "A unique and practical insight into the causes and consequences of disaster." PROF. RICHARD GARFIELD, US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION