Two scientific papers describe the mental health and coping mechanisms of youth experiencing the disaster of a flood in Germany. Disasters arise from a lack of preparedness, which may result from individual actions or a lack of political will. The enigmas Professor Michael Dine discusses are like landmarks on a fantastic journey to the edge of the universe. Disasters arise when we fail to build suitable housing capable of withstanding 400 kph winds, fail to shun places subject to lava flows or tsunamis, or do not create a culture of warning and safe shelter for all – including for those with disabilities. Some disabled people might face something as simple as the lack of a ramp leading to a tornado shelter.

The Geological Society offers grades of membership for every stage of your career, from student to retirement. We put ourselves in harm's way; we fail to take measures which we know would prevent disasters, no matter what the environment does. But we can combat this, as Kelman shows, describing inspiring examples of effective human action that limits damage, such as managing flooding in Toronto and villages in Bangladesh, or wildfires in Colorado. The disaster is not the tornado, the volcanic eruption, or climate change, but the deaths and injuries, the loss of irreplaceable property, and the lack and even denial of support to affected people, so that a short-term interruption becomes a long-term recovery nightmare.Science recounts a different story, however: disasters are not the consequence of natural causes; they are the consequence of human choices and decisions. The Pgak’yau people in northern Thailand must survive solastalgia (mental distress from forced environmental change). One day later a wildfire lit up the forest in the Cold Springs Fire, which killed numerous animals, forced 2000 people to evacuate, and destroyed eight homes.

This attitude distracts us from the real causes of disasters: humanity’s decisions, as societies and as individuals.They arise from the political processes dictating where and what we build, and from social circumstances which create and perpetuate poverty and discrimination. Information about the Geological Society’s internationally acclaimed books and journals for authors, editors, librarians and readers.

They tell us how we’re doing at school, how much we weigh, who might win an election and whether the economy is booming. effective human action that limits damage, such as managing flooding in Toronto and villages in Bangladesh, or wildfires in Colorado. This Way to the Universe’ is a celebration of the astounding, ongoing scientific investigations that have revealed the nature of reality at its smallest, at its largest, and at the scale of our daily lives.An] engaging book filled with rich examples and details of specific historical events Kelmans succinct and generally lucid account of the state of knowledge within the field, will likely be useful to a wide range of readers.