We all know that nature is a powerful force, one that we cannot control, but can only mitigate against its fury. Far more people have been killed from Mother Nature, then all the wars that have ever been fought by humans. We often fear the thought of war and human conflict, but are willing to live with the unexpected, unknown, and unforgivable disastrous effects of Mother Nature.
If natural disasters are something which interests you, something you'd like to understand more about, then perhaps, you should do a little reading and studying. Indeed, I'd like to recommend a very good book to you in this case, one that I personally own. The name of the book is;
"Nature on a Rampage: Our Violent Earth," By the National Geographic Society, Ron Fisher and John Melham, 1986.
Perhaps, you are unaware but droughts have killed more people and cause more disease and famine than any other natural disaster known to our species. Of course, when we think about natural disasters we think of things like volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis. The reality is that more people died from flooding than neither of those four.
When we talk about hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones we must also understand that the wind is not what normally ends up killing people, it's the flooding waters from the sea that wash up on the tidal surge. This book also discusses other devastating disasters caused by mother nature such as; Blizzards, Dust Storms, Wildfires, Monsoons, Tornadoes, Lightning, and Locusts Swarms.
And lastly, the author goes into diseases, viruses, and bacteria which are all too common, and can often be deadly. Consider if you will the Bubonic Plague, Malaria, AIDS, and Swineflu. These deadly viruses and nature's most deadly diseases are deadly killers, killing more people than even droughts. Indeed, I hope you will please consider all this and enjoy the pictures of the destruction and devastating effects of Mother Nature in this book. It makes you feel very thankful to be alive.
Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes in knowledge and reading.
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