Mostrando títulos en Ayuda para Catástrofes

A un año del desastre, esta obra investiga qué salió mal en 19 de los edificios más dañados por el temblor. ¿Por qué hubo tantos muertos 32 años después del terremoto de 1985? El libro, así, pinta cuáles son los problemas que resquebrajaron México... y alerta: si no se solucionan, volverá a ocurrir una tragedia similar.

In just a few weeks, everything changed. Hopes that we would soon return to normal quickly faded as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world. Christian leaders have been forced to deal with the loss of in-person gatherings, devastating financial hits, and the heightened anxiety of facing a future with no clear understanding of what it may look like. Tod Bolsinger has provided a unique resource applying some of his key insights to the current global crisis. Christian leaders will find wisdom and encouragement to provide the kind of resilient leadership that has never been so necessary.

In Consuming Katrina: Public Disaster and Personal Narrative, author Kate Parker Horigan shows how the public understands and remembers large-scale disasters like Hurricane Katrina, outlining which stories are remembered and why, as well as the impact on public memory and the survivors themselves. This project is rooted in Horigan's experiences living in New Orleans before and after Katrina, but it is also a case study illustrating that survivors' stories should be shared in a way that includes their own engagement with narrative production, circulation, and reception.

As we cope with the lengthening effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, considerations of everyday risk have been more pressing and inescapable. In the past, everyone engaged in some degree of risky behaviour, from mundane realities like taking a shower or getting into a car to purposely thrill-seeking activities like rock-climbing or BASE jumping. Many activities that seemed high-risk, such as flying, were claimed basically safe. But risk was, and always has been, a fact of life.

L'infinito errore rivela la storia segreta della pandemia, una versione che le fonti ufficiali non ci hanno mai, ancora, raccontato. Grazie a testimonianze e informazioni inedite - tra cui l'analisi di oltre diecimila documenti e l'accesso alle banche dati che registrano l'identità genetica dei virus - questa inchiesta ripercorre l'intero viaggio compiuto dal coronavirus: dalle grotte infestate di pipistrelli ai laboratori cinesi dove i nuovi agenti patogeni sono stati studiati in collaborazione con i centri di ricerca americani.

"Rep: Digest" ti offre ogni settima due appuntamenti con l'informazione di Repubblica. Due raccolte di articoli in formato audio che raccontano e analizzano i temi e le notizie della settimana.Il mondo contro il coronavirus: Tokyo 2020, nella capitale dei divieti che aspetta i Giochi e si blinda di Emanuela Audisio; "Non scegliamo tra i Giochi e i figli", le mamme rompono la bolla di Tokyo di Emanuela Audisio; C'è il virus nel Villaggio, Tokyo sempre più chiusa. Il Covid minaccia i Giochi di Emanuela Audisio.

When it all hits the fan, some know how to survive and some don’t. Knowledge and experience are at the root of survival in troubled times. We do not always know when those times come, so it can be useful to explore the possibilities of living off the grid, becoming independent, and living without water from the faucet, electricity, or internet.

In this short but informative audiobook, we will focus on three essentials of survival skills. First, we’ll talk about the best ways to purify water. This alone is something all people need to know. Water can make you sick or heal you and keep you alive. Knowing what you’re doing, is what will help you most. Second, the book focuses on first aid skills. Third, an emphasis is placed on finding water in the desert.

When terrorists attack, tornadoes make homes disappear, or hurricanes have communities tumbling like building blocks, our hearts weep for those in need. With insight into a world most people are unaware of, Debbie McKinney brings us along on the true story of her volunteer adventures. Travel with her through both uplifting and emotionally challenging experiences.

Chuck Anderson interviewed David Hyner, an expert on stress prevention, to help preppers everywhere to prepare for and understand how they can manage and even prevent stress and anxiety, enabling us to be better prepared, have more energy, and make better decisions when people all around us are losing the plot. Superb content around the causes and consequences of stress are supported with loads of great, easy-to-apply methods and techniques to manage and even prevent stress.

"I Reportage di Repubblica" raccolgono i grandi racconti pubblicati sul quotidiano, come la serie "Super8 - Le storie al rallentatore". In ciascun episodio, mettendo in pausa il flusso incessante delle notizie, le firme del giornale accompagnano il lettore alla scoperta di luoghi, personaggi e vicende tramite una narrazione dal respiro lento e approfondito.

Prepper Parents! is a brief, easy-to-understand guide designed to walk you through preparedness for everything from short-term natural disasters to long-term economic collapse. This guide uses flagged action items as well as common-sense tips to help you decide on a plan for you and your family.

Natural disasters are happening everywhere. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and man-made perils have left communities anxious and confused about their own emergency preparedness. In this unique guide, preparedness and recovery expert Leann Hackman-Carty shows you how to prepare your family, business, and community for a number of devastating scenarios. Gleaned from years of experience with disaster recovery organizations, her specialized insight will help you understand the different levels of disaster preparation and recovery.

Horrified, saddened, and angered: That was the American people's reaction to the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the 2008 financial crisis. In Consuming Catastrophe, Timothy Recuber presents a unique and provocative look at how these four very different disasters took a similar path through public consciousness. He explores the myriad ways we engage with and negotiate our feelings about disasters and tragedies.

There's a really big storm brewing in the city of two fraternal twins, a boy and a girl. Their names? Eric and Eve! They are 10 years old, very smart, energetic, wealthy kids! They decide amongst their terrible ordeal, and having a friend get injured in the hurricane, that they wanted to do something to help their community!

In this book we lay the foundations for the average person to start prepping and to understand the survival basics. We cover some of the more critical aspects of prepping to help expedite the probability of your survival. This book will help jump start your education in prepping and survival.

What would happen to you and your family if one day you woke up and realized there was no electricity or information grid, and that there was no end to the situation in sight? Would you be able to survive? If you have concerns as to how you and your family would be able to survive in situations such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or even economic collapse, then wait no longer!

Beirut, la collera dopo l'esplosione: Beirut, la guerra nel destino, di Gabriele Romagnoli; Nell'inferno di Beirut, la rabbia e il dolore, di Vincenzo Nigro; Il ritorno di Nasrallah nella Beirut che sanguina. E Aoun parla di missili, di Vincenzo Nigro; Beirut, il sabato della collera, di Vincenzo Nigro; Beirut, i volti della rivolta: "Cambieremo il Paese". E il governo va in pezzi, di Vincenzo Nigro.

Ragazzi salvateci dal nostro egoismo, di Tahar Ben Jelloun; Fase 2, per ultimi vengono i bambini, di Chiara Saraceno; Coronavirus, le diseguaglianze della fase 2: il confino di madri e figli, di Melania Mazzucco; La ripartenza dimentica otto milioni di bambini, di Maria Novella De Luca e Corrado Zunino; Tornare in classe almeno l'ultimo giorno di scuola, di Paolo Di Paolo; Scuola, un metro tra i banchi e obbligo di mascherina le regole per ripartire, di Ilaria Venturi; I ragazzi e le notti infinite "Chat, video e serie tv i nostri ritmi capovolti", di Cristina Nadotti.

Covid, torna la paura: Un contagiato su tre scoperto per caso: "Segno che il virus circola ancora", di Elena Dusi; La beffa dei test sierologici. Ora scadono, saranno buttati, di Michele Bocci; Dove nasce la paura del futuro, di Ezio Mauro; Contagi in crescita. Crolla la vendita delle mascherine, di Michele Bocci; La paura del virus sulla nave dei migranti: "Tamponi a bordo", di Alessandra Ziniti; Speranza: "Una stretta su chi rifiuta le cure e a scuola faremo i test", di Annalisa Cuzzocrea; Dopo Covid, il prezzo pagato dai più deboli, di Massimo Recalcati.