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A riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come
Natural disasters emerge from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes create natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Together they have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray. The history of natural disasters is a history of ourselves.
The Big Ones is a look at some of the most impactful natural disasters in human history, whose reverberations we continue to feel today. It considers Pompeii, and how a volcanic eruption in the first century AD challenged and reinforced prevailing views of religion. It examines the California floods of 1862 and the limitations of memory. And it transports us to today, showing what Hurricane...