Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes come from the same forces that give life to our planet. Earthquakes give us natural springs; Volcanoes produce fertile soils. Only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them do they become disasters. Together they have shaped our cities and their architecture; they have upped leaders and overthrown governments; They have influenced the way we think, feel, struggle, unite, or pray. The history of natural disasters is our own story. Jones offers an invigorating look at some of the world's most significant natural disasters, whose reverberations we continue to feel today: since the volcanic eruption at Pompeii in the first century AD. C., until the California floods of 1862, the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 or the US hurricanes of 2017. With population growth in dangerous regions and rising temperatures around the world, th...read more
