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Volcanic Ash - Hazard Observation (Paperback): Shona MacKie, Kathy Cashman, Hugo Ricketts, Alison Rust, Matt Watson Volcanic Ash - Hazard Observation (Paperback)
Shona MacKie, Kathy Cashman, Hugo Ricketts, Alison Rust, Matt Watson
R3,228 R2,936 Discovery Miles 29 360 Save R292 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Volcanic Ash: Hazard Observation presents an introduction followed by four sections, each on a separate topic and each containing chapters from an internationally renowned pool of authors. The introduction provides a volcanological context for ash generation that sets the stage for the development and interpretation of techniques presented in subsequent sections. The book begins with an examination of the methods to characterize ash deposits on the ground, as ash deposits on the ground have generally experienced some atmospheric transport. This section will also cover basic information on ash morphology, density, and refractive index, all parameters required to understand and analyze assumptions made for both in situ measurements and remote sensing ash inversion techniques. Sections two, three, and four focus on methods for observing volcanic ash in the atmosphere using ground-based, airborne, and spaceborne instruments respectively. Throughout the book, the editors showcase not only the interdisciplinary nature of the volcanic ash problem, but also the challenges and rewards of interdisciplinary endeavors. Additionally, by bringing together a broad perspective on volcanic ash studies, the book not only ties together ground-, air-, academic, and applied approaches to the volcanic ash problem, but also engages with other scientific communities interested in particulate transport.

The Unreality of Memory - Notes on Life in the Pre-Apocalypse (Paperback, Main): Elisa Gabbert The Unreality of Memory - Notes on Life in the Pre-Apocalypse (Paperback, Main)
Elisa Gabbert
R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'A work of sheer brilliance, beauty and bravery' Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less 'Masterly... Her essays have a clarity and prescience that imply a sort of distant, retrospective view, like postcards sent from the near future' New York Times We stare at our phones. We keep multiple tabs open. Our chats and conversations are full of the phrase "Did you see?" The feeling that we're living in the worst of times seems to be intensifying, alongside a desire to know precisely how bad things have gotten. Poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert's The Unreality of Memory consists of a series of lyrical and deeply researched meditations on what our culture of catastrophe has done to public discourse and our own inner lives. In these tender and prophetic essays, she focuses in on our daily preoccupation and favorite pasttime: desperate distraction from disaster by way of a desperate obsession with the disastrous. Moving from public trauma to personal tragedy, from the Titanic and Chernobyl to illness and loss, The Unreality of Memory alternately rips away the facade of our fascination with destruction and gently identifies itself with the age of rubbernecking. A balm, not a burr, Gabbert's essays are a hauntingly perceptive analysis of the anxiety intrinsic in our new, digital ways of being, and also a means of reconciling ourselves to this new world. 'One of those joyful books that send you to your notebook every page or so, desperate not to lose either the thought the author has deftly placed in your mind or the title of a work she has now compelled you to read.' Paris Review

Extreme Events - Observations, Modeling, and Economics (Hardcover): M Chavez Extreme Events - Observations, Modeling, and Economics (Hardcover)
M Chavez
R4,916 Discovery Miles 49 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The monograph covers the fundamentals and the consequences of extreme geophysical phenomena like asteroid impacts, climatic change, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and space weather. This monograph also addresses their associated, local and worldwide socio-economic impacts. The understanding and modeling of these phenomena is critical to the development of timely worldwide strategies for the prediction of natural and anthropogenic extreme events, in order to mitigate their adverse consequences. This monograph is unique in as much as it is dedicated to recent theoretical, numerical and empirical developments that aim to improve: (i) the understanding, modeling and prediction of extreme events in the geosciences, and, (ii) the quantitative evaluation of their economic consequences. The emphasis is on coupled, integrative assessment of the physical phenomena and their socio-economic impacts. With its overarching theme, Extreme Events: Observations, Modeling and Economics will be relevant to and become an important tool for researchers and practitioners in the fields of hazard and risk analysis in general, as well as to those with a special interest in climate change, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, seismo-tectonics, hydrology, and space weather.

Textures, Structures and Processes of Volcanic Successions - Examples from Southern Central Andes (Northwestern Argentina,... Textures, Structures and Processes of Volcanic Successions - Examples from Southern Central Andes (Northwestern Argentina, 22-28S) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Beatriz L.L Coira, Clara Eugenia Cisterna
R3,387 Discovery Miles 33 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a complete study of the Central Andean volcanism and its most distinctive features, from the lower Paleozoic to the Cenozoic times in the framework of its processes, eruptive mechanisms and geodynamic conditions. It helps readers understand the nature of the volcanic geology and the volcaniclastic related deposits linked to the evolution of the Andean continental margin. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the ancient volcanic successions and the difficulties in recognition of the original rock type caused by the effects of deformation, metamorphism and alteration. The authors use distinctive cases to describe how to apply different tools in analysis and interpretation. The selected representative, well exposed and preserved volcanic records of the Southern Central Andes analyzed in this book open new perspectives in the understanding of the volcanic processes linked to active continental margins as the Central Andes. This book will be of special interest to volcanologists and specialists in the earth sciences and appeal to both undergraduate and graduate students in geology.

Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters - The Economics of Effective Prevention (Paperback): United Nations, World Bank Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters - The Economics of Effective Prevention (Paperback)
United Nations, World Bank
R1,275 Discovery Miles 12 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms are natural hazards, but unnatural disasters are the deaths and damages that result from human acts of omission and commission. Every disaster is unique, but each exposes actions by individuals and governments at different levels that, had they been different, would have resulted in fewer deaths and less damage. Prevention is possible, and this book examines what it takes to do this cost-effectively. It looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens. Economists emphasize self-interest to explain how people choose the amount of prevention, insurance, and coping. But lenses can distort as well as sharpen images, so the book also draws from other disciplines: psychology to examine how people may misperceive risks, political science to understand voting patterns, and nutrition science to see how stunting in children after a disaster impairs cognitive abilities and productivity as adults much later. Peering into the future, it shows that while urbanization and climate change will increase exposure to hazards, vulnerability can be reduced if cities are better managed. This book will be of interest to government officials, urban planners, relief agencies, NGOs, donors, and other development practitioners ."

Weather and storm surge - (Hurricane Sandy) (Paperback): William Patterson Weather and storm surge - (Hurricane Sandy) (Paperback)
William Patterson
R217 Discovery Miles 2 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Coastal Disaster Mitigation for Engineers and Planners (Paperback): Miguel Esteban, Hiroshi Takagi, Tomoya Shibayama Handbook of Coastal Disaster Mitigation for Engineers and Planners (Paperback)
Miguel Esteban, Hiroshi Takagi, Tomoya Shibayama
R3,685 Discovery Miles 36 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The world's population is expected to increase to over 8 billion by 2020. About 60% of the total population of the world lives in coastal areas and 65% of the cities with a population of over 2.5 million are located in coastal areas. Written by an international panel of experts in the fields of engineering and risk management, The Handbook of Coastal Disasters Mitigation presents a coherent overview of 10 years of coastal disaster risk management and engineering, during which some of the most relevant events of recent time have taken place, including the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes Katrina and Sandy in the United States or the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Gunflint Burning - Fire in the Boundary Waters (Paperback): Cary J Griffith Gunflint Burning - Fire in the Boundary Waters (Paperback)
Cary J Griffith
R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

On May 5, 2007, two days into his twenty-seventh trip to the Boundary Waters, Stephen Posniak found a perfect spot on Ham Lake and set about making a campfire. Over the next two weeks, the fire he set would consume 75,000 acres of forest and 144 build

Climate Change and Groundwater: Planning and Adaptations for a Changing and Uncertain Future - WSP Methods in Water Resources... Climate Change and Groundwater: Planning and Adaptations for a Changing and Uncertain Future - WSP Methods in Water Resources Evaluation Series No. 6 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Robert Maliva
R2,838 Discovery Miles 28 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book attempts to bridge the gap between the climate change research and decision-making communities by exploring the impacts of climate change on groundwater from a more applied perspective. Global climate change will impact groundwater demands, quality, and available supplies, and rising sea level may cause water tables to rise, inundating low-lying coastal areas. Groundwater will increasingly be needed to perform a stabilization role in mitigating fluctuations in the supply of surface waters, serving as a buffer against droughts. Climate change has become a frequent subject in the mass media, and the academic literature on the subject is now enormous. An impediment to climate change adaptation with respect to water is a poor link between the climate change research community and the actual decision-makers responsible for water supply planning. Key issues explored are methods for evaluating potential impacts on climate change on local groundwater systems, the adaptation of decision-making process, and how climate change adaptation can be mainstreamed into the water supply planning.

Natural Disasters - Typhoons & Landslides -- Risk Prediction, Crisis Management & Environmental Impacts (Hardcover): Karina... Natural Disasters - Typhoons & Landslides -- Risk Prediction, Crisis Management & Environmental Impacts (Hardcover)
Karina Linwood
R5,246 R4,702 Discovery Miles 47 020 Save R544 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Typhoons pose a threat for coastal populations, offshore and onshore industries, shipping, agriculture, or forestry. Thus it is of great interest to assess future changes in cyclone activity. Thereby tropical cyclones may change both in frequency and intensity or they may have different track locations, shapes, dimensions or lifetimes. This book discusses risk prediction, crisis management and economic and environmental impacts of typhoons and landslides.

Building Resilient Energy Systems - Lessons from Japan (Hardcover): Jennifer F Sklarew Building Resilient Energy Systems - Lessons from Japan (Hardcover)
Jennifer F Sklarew
R3,703 Discovery Miles 37 030 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book explores an ongoing puzzle: why don't catastrophic events, such as oil shocks and nuclear meltdowns, always trigger transitions away from the energy technologies involved? Jennifer F. Sklarew examines how two key factors - shocks and stakeholder relationships - combine to influence energy system transitions, applying a case study of Japan's trajectory from the time of the 1970s oil crises through the period following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Examining the role of diverse stakeholders' resilience priorities, she focuses on how changes in stakeholder cooperation and clout respond to and are affected by these shocks, and how this combination of shocks and relationship changes shapes energy policies and policymaking. From Japan's narrative, the book derives unique and universal lessons for cooperation on innovation and energy system resilience applicable to communities and nations around the globe, including implications for transitions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book also places energy system resilience and innovation in the broader context of the food-energy-water-climate nexus. Building Resilient Energy Systems: Lessons from Japan will appeal to all levels of readers with an interest in energy policy, energy technologies and energy transitions: experts and specialists; academics and students; practitioners and policymakers.

Disaster Relief - Rehabilitation & Emergency Humanitarian Assistance (Hardcover): Prabhas C. Sinha Disaster Relief - Rehabilitation & Emergency Humanitarian Assistance (Hardcover)
Prabhas C. Sinha
R1,565 R1,415 Discovery Miles 14 150 Save R150 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is devoted to theoretical and conceptual aspects of disaster management, risk assessment, hazard minimisation and vulnerability analysis. Plans for coping with specific types of disasters such as tsunami, cyclone, hurricane etc., are discussed in detail.

Coastal Disasters and Climate Change in Vietnam - Engineering and Planning Perspectives (Hardcover): Nguyen Danh Thao, Hiroshi... Coastal Disasters and Climate Change in Vietnam - Engineering and Planning Perspectives (Hardcover)
Nguyen Danh Thao, Hiroshi Takagi, Miguel Esteban
R2,774 Discovery Miles 27 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Coastal Disasters and Climate Change in Vietnam "is the first book to focus specifically on natural hazards and climate change in Vietnam. The book examines threats such as tropical cyclones, sea-level rise, flooding, erosion, and salinity intrusion, and their respective effects on coastal structures and environments. It also looks at crucial management and mitigation efforts, including breakwater design, irrigation systems, coastal dunes and dikes, and more.

The challenges faced by this country in the future will have important regional and global repercussions; areas such as the Mekong Delta produce a significant proportion of the world s rice, and coastal impacts on this region will have far-reaching economic and public health effects. This book is an important source of information for government and local policy makers, environmental and climate scientists, and engineers.
Broad coverage of climate challenges specific to the region, including sea-level rise, storms, erosion, and moreAssessments of impact on, and effects of, economic development and port constructionExamination of public policy responses to climate change"

Federal Disaster Assistance After the 2005 & 2008 Gulf Coast Hurricanes (Hardcover): Madeline Payton Federal Disaster Assistance After the 2005 & 2008 Gulf Coast Hurricanes (Hardcover)
Madeline Payton
R3,184 Discovery Miles 31 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Congressional interest in Gulf Coast assistance has increased in recent years because of the significant amount of assistance provided to the region. Congress has also been interested in how the money has been spent, what resources have been provided to the region, and whether the money has reached the people and entities intended to receive the funds. This book provides information on federal financial assistance provided to the Gulf States after major disasters were declared in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in response to the widespread destruction that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005 and Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008. This book also describes the various components of the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), including what authorities have shaped it over the years; how FEMA determines the amount of the appropriation requested to Congress (pertaining to the DRF); and how emergency supplemental appropriations are requested. Information is also provided on funds appropriated in supplemental appropriations legislation to agencies other than the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 (Hardcover): Elizabeth H Clare The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 (Hardcover)
Elizabeth H Clare
R810 R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Save R146 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Furious Sky - The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes (Paperback): Eric Jay Dolin A Furious Sky - The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes (Paperback)
Eric Jay Dolin
R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Hurricanes menace North America from June through to November every year, each as powerful as 10,000 nuclear bombs. These megastorms will likely become more intense as the planet continues to warm, yet we too often treat them as local disasters and TV spectacles, unaware of how far-ranging their impact can be. As best-selling historian Eric Jay Dolin contends, we must look to our nation's past if we hope to comprehend the consequences of the hurricanes of the future. With A Furious Sky, Dolin has created a vivid, sprawling account of our encounters with hurricanes, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus's New World voyages to the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. Weaving a story of shipwrecks and devastated cities, of heroism and folly, Dolin introduces a rich cast of unlikely heroes, such as Benito Vines, a nineteenth-century Jesuit priest whose innovative methods for predicting hurricanes saved countless lives and puts us in the middle of the most devastating storms of the past, none worse than the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which killed at least 6,000 people, the highest toll of any natural disaster in American history. Dolin draws on a vast array of sources as he melds American history, as it is usually told, with the history of hurricanes, showing how these tempests frequently helped determine the nation's course. Hurricanes, it turns out, prevented Spain from expanding its holdings in North America beyond Florida in the late 1500s and they also played a key role in shifting the tide of the American Revolution against the British in the final stages of the conflict. As he moves through the centuries, following the rise of the United States despite the chaos caused by hurricanes, Dolin traces the corresponding development of hurricane science, from important discoveries made by Benjamin Franklin to the breakthroughs spurred by the necessities of World War II and the Cold War. Yet after centuries of study and despite remarkable leaps in scientific knowledge and technological prowess, there are still limits on our ability to predict exactly when and where hurricanes will strike and we remain vulnerable to the greatest storms on earth. A Furious Sky is, ultimately, a story of a changing climate and it forces us to reckon with the reality that, as bad as the past has been, the future will probably be worse unless we drastically re-imagine our relationship with the planet.

Northeaster - A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 (Hardcover): Cathie Pelletier Northeaster - A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 (Hardcover)
Cathie Pelletier
R280 Discovery Miles 2 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human endurance. For many, the past few years have been defined by climate disaster. Stories about once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts and even snowstorms are now commonplace. But dramatic weather events are not new and Northeaster, Cathie Pelletier's breathtaking account of the 1952 snowstorm that blanketed New England, offers a valuable reminder about nature's capacity for destruction as well as insight into the human instinct for preservation. Northeaster weaves together a rich cast of characters whose lives were uprooted and endangered by the storm. Housewives and lobstermen, loggers and soldiers were all trapped as snow piled in drifts twenty feet high. The storm smothered hundreds of travelers in their cars, covered entire towns, and broke ships in half. In the midst of the blizzard's chaos, there were remarkable acts of heroism and courageous generosities. Doctors braved the storm to help deliver babies. Ordinary people kept their wits while buried in their cars, and others made their way out of forests to find kind-hearted strangers willing to take them in. It's likely that none of us know how we would handle a confrontation with a blizzard or other natural disaster. But Northeaster shows that we have it inside to fight for survival in some of the harshest conditions that nature has to offer.

Death Rides the Sky - Incredible Survival Stories of America's Worst Tornado (Paperback): Angela Mason Death Rides the Sky - Incredible Survival Stories of America's Worst Tornado (Paperback)
Angela Mason
R709 Discovery Miles 7 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beware! The Cascading Has Arrived (Paperback): David Reilly Beware! The Cascading Has Arrived (Paperback)
David Reilly
R241 R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Save R39 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Aria, acqua, terra e fuoco - Volume II - Uragani, alluvioni, tsunami e asteroidi (Italian, Paperback, 2013 ed.): Fabio Vittorio... Aria, acqua, terra e fuoco - Volume II - Uragani, alluvioni, tsunami e asteroidi (Italian, Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Fabio Vittorio de Blasio
R747 R623 Discovery Miles 6 230 Save R124 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Questo secondo volume prosegue la breve trattazione sulle catastrofi naturali. E la volta delle catastrofi dell acqua e dell aria, spesso sui giornali quando un uragano o un inondazione colpiscono il nostro pianeta. E anche delle minacce cosmiche, rare ma in grado di annientare la nostra civilta.

Vedremo quegli straordinari eventi di cui conosciamo l esistenza dallo studio degli strati geologici e dei fossili, ma la cui causa e ancora avvolta nel mistero. Si tratta delle estinzioni di massa, episodi in cui la biosfera e cambiata in maniera improvvisa e drammatica a causa di una catastrofe globale.

Tra un aneddoto e una digressione sulle basi scientifiche dei fenomeni e passando attraverso qualche caso di studio, si incuriosisce il lettore su un tema importante e coinvolgente.

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Social Vulnerability to Disasters (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Deborah S. K. Thomas, Brenda D. Phillips, William E. Lovekamp,... Social Vulnerability to Disasters (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Deborah S. K. Thomas, Brenda D. Phillips, William E. Lovekamp, Alice Fothergill
R3,297 Discovery Miles 32 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 2010 Haiti and Chili earthquakes, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan are but a few examples of recent catastrophic events that continue to reveal how social structure and roles produce extensive human suffering and differential impacts on individuals and communities. These events bring social vulnerability to the forefront in considering how disasters unfold, clearly revealing that disasters are not created from the physical event alone. Equally important, people-even those considered vulnerable-respond in innovative and resilient ways that unveil the strength of human ingenuity and spirit. It is not a foregone conclusion that a hazard event, even a large one, will result in catastrophic loss. This updated second edition of Social Vulnerability to Disasters focuses on the social construction of disasters, demonstrating how the characteristics of an event are not the only reason that tragedies unfurl. By carefully examining and documenting social vulnerabilities throughout the disaster management cycle, the book remains essential to emergency management professionals, the independent volunteer sector, homeland security, and related social science fields, including public policy, sociology, geography, political science, urban and regional planning, and public health. The new edition is fully updated, more international in scope, and incorporates significant recent disaster events. It also includes new case studies to illustrate important concepts. By understanding the nuances of social vulnerability and how these vulnerabilities compound one another, we can take steps to reduce the danger to at-risk populations and strengthen community resilience overall. Features and Highlights from the Second Edition: Contains contributions from leading scholars, professionals, and academics, who draw on their areas of expertise to examine vulnerable populations Incorporates disaster case studies to illustrate concepts, relevant and seminal literature, and the most recent data available In addition to highlighting the U.S. context, integrates a global approach and includes numerous international case studies Highlights recent policy changes and current disaster management approaches Infuses the concept of community resilience and building capacity throughout the text Includes new chapters that incorporate additional perspectives on social vulnerability Instructor's guide, PowerPoint (R) slides, and test bank available with qualifying course adoption

Tsunami: Modeling and Hazard Assessment (Hardcover): Jonathan Keller Tsunami: Modeling and Hazard Assessment (Hardcover)
Jonathan Keller
R3,646 R3,139 Discovery Miles 31 390 Save R507 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Football Disasters The Moments We Shall Never Forget (Paperback): Caroline Elwood-Stokes Football Disasters The Moments We Shall Never Forget (Paperback)
Caroline Elwood-Stokes
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Perfect Storm - A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback): Sebastian Junger The Perfect Storm - A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
Sebastian Junger
R413 R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Save R81 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high-a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." In a book that has become a classic, Sebastian Junger explores the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that makes us feel like we've been caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control. Winner of the American Library Association's 1998 Alex Award.

Granite Mountain - The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate... Granite Mountain - The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice (Paperback)
Brendan McDonough
R261 R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Save R51 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A unique and bracing (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 hotshots -- firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough -- Donut as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks. Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough's story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he lost the very men who had saved him. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day.

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