TY - BOOK ID - 37622562 TI - The end is nigh : a history of natural disasters PY - 2009 SN - 1282450581 9786612450587 1861896832 1861894333 1861898983 PB - London : Reaktion, DB - UniCat KW - Hazardous geographic environments. KW - Natural disasters KW - History. KW - Natural calamities KW - Disasters KW - Environments, Hazardous geographic KW - Human ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:37622562 AB - The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755. The South Asian Tsunami of 2004. The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Hurricane Katrina in 2005. All of these are natural disasters that not only caused massive devastation but actually changed the course of history, and have influenced our reactions to and perspectives on disasters ever since.Spanning two millennia, The End is Nigh provides a detailed history of natural disasters around the world and how they have shaped our cultural beliefs and our practical planning. Henrik Svensen draws from many eyewitness accounts to reveal the p ER -