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A heart-stopping true-life tale of maritime disaster, survival, and daring rescue from a master storyteller Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world's most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. Hanging on to the raft are three men, a Canadian, a Brit, and...

Are you ready for a world in which the infrastructure we’re used to has completely collapsed? The time to act is now! Solar storms can fill the sky with beautiful auroras, but can also disrupt communications, damage electrical systems, and put entire communities at risk of a widespread...

Every disaster is a disability disaster, argues Angela Frederick. Disabled Power tells the stories of Texans with disabilities who endured the 2021 Texas power crisis, which forced millions of Texas residents to endure a dayslong winter storm without heat or water. Frederick highlights how disabled people and those with chronic health conditions are uniquely harmed when basic infrastructure such as power and water systems fail.

In the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, “an exquisitely written and dramatic book…a literary page-turner” (Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Horse Soldiers)—the 2015 mysterious disappearance of the SS El Faro, a gigantic American cargo...

In November 1970, a storm set a collision course with the most densely populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a few hours, the Great Bhola Cyclone would kill 500,000 people and begin a chain reaction of turmoil, genocide, and war. The Vortex is the dramatic story of how that storm sparked a country to revolution.

The deadliest storm in modern history ripped Pakistan in two and led the world to the brink of nuclear war when American and Soviet forces converged in the Bay of Bengal In November 1970, a storm set a collision course with the most densely populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a...

Master the science of extreme weather and transform your climate anxiety into calm, confident storm preparedness. Whether you are listening on your daily commute or actively securing your home for hurricane season, this reassuring earth science guide breaks down nature's most powerful weather...

The winds of change are blowing everywhere. Uncertainty is creating extreme anxiety. Whether it’s an act of nature or an act of terrorism or a lone shooting, it seems we are all on edge. American traditions and institutions are being shaken to the core. But it's crystal clear that during moments of extreme crisis, survival depends on a unified effort. This is The Hurricane Factor.

What can you do when your life is turned upside down by the COVID pandemic? How do you keep going when things all around you are falling apart? Where do you find strength when fear and loss are tearing at your heart? Nora Plesent faced what felt like insurmountable challenges in her life and learned how to confront them with calm, strength, and resilience. These challenges of loss, fear, disappointment, and uncertainty, as well as the truths about them, are universal.

A gripping narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood—the deadliest flood in US history—from New York Times bestselling author, NBC Host, and legendary weather authority Al Roker. May 1889: After a deluge of rainfall—nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours—swelled the Little...