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This encyclopedia is a descriptive, illustrated account of disasters, both natural and human-induced, that have occurred throughout the world at different times over the past two thousand years. They include experiences of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, extremes of weather, droughts, pandemic illnesses, land subsidence and landslides.
Most troubling of all is a newcomer to the world of disasters, the terrorist
attack. While terrorists have, from time to time in the past, wrought
havoc on human environments, the expanded volume and brutality of
their activities over the past thirty years has gone beyond all previous acts
of violence. Terrorism is the type of disaster that may become increasingly
destructive in the future.
Most troubling of all is a newcomer to the world of disasters, the terrorist
attack. While terrorists have, from time to time in the past, wrought
havoc on human environments, the expanded volume and brutality of
their activities over the past thirty years has gone beyond all previous acts
of violence. Terrorism is the type of disaster that may become increasingly
destructive in the future.
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