Disaster Survival
, by Conway, Hobart McKinley
- ISBN: 9780910436175 | 0910436177
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/1/1980
| Introduction | |
| Natural Disasters | p. 5 |
| Astronomical Phenomena | p. 6 |
| Cold Waves and Blizzards | p. 7 |
| Droughts and Heat Waves | p. 7 |
| Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions | p. 10 |
| Earthquakes | p. 10 |
| Volcanos | p. 22 |
| Ecological Phenomena | p. 24 |
| Floods | p. 29 |
| Land Sinks, Slides, Avalanches and Soil Expansion | p. 30 |
| Wind Storms: Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones | p. 30 |
| Thunderstorms, Tornados and Related Phenomena | p. 41 |
| Man-Made Disasters | p. 50 |
| Fire and Explosion | p. 51 |
| Transportation and Travel | p. 52 |
| Structural Failures | p. 54 |
| Nuclear Radiation | p. 57 |
| Ecosystem Mismanagement: "Ecodoom" | p. 65 |
| The Food Chain | p. 65 |
| Medicine and Medical Research | p. 67 |
| The Water Supply | p. 68 |
| The Air Supply and Atmospheric Pollution | p. 70 |
| Toxic and Hazardous Materials | p. 72 |
| Technical Errors and Insufficient Data | p. 74 |
| Famine and Over-population | p. 75 |
| Impact on the Individual | p. 75 |
| Terrorism | p. 75 |
| War: The Ultimate Man-Made Disaster | p. 83 |
| Underground Wars | p. 83 |
| Local Wars | p. 84 |
| Global Wars Using Conventional Weapons | p. 85 |
| Global Wars Using NBC Weapons | p. 85 |
| The Balance of Power | p. 85 |
| Forces at Sea | p. 87 |
| Aircraft and Missiles | p. 89 |
| Ground Forces, Manpower, Logistics | p. 91 |
| The Time Factor | p. 91 |
| Civil Defense Programs | p. 93 |
| Fifth-Column Threats | p. 93 |
| War Risk Potential | p. 94 |
| Economic Disasters: Non-Violent Political and Social Calamities | p. 94 |
| Domestic Risks | p. 94 |
| International Hazards | p. 99 |
| Foreign Risks | p. 100 |
| Hysteria-Induced Disasters | p. 101 |
| Evaluation Of Risk Potential | p. 102 |
| Scope of Disasters of Various Types | p. 103 |
| Comparing Risks for Nations, States and Localities | p. 103 |
| State Maps Indicating Potential Risks | p. 108 |
| Alabama | p. 109 |
| Alaska | p. 111 |
| Arizona | p. 113 |
| Arkansas | p. 115 |
| California | p. 117 |
| Colorado | p. 119 |
| Connecticut | p. 121 |
| Delaware | p. 123 |
| Florida | p. 125 |
| Georgia | p. 127 |
| Hawaii | p. 129 |
| Idaho | p. 131 |
| Illinois | p. 133 |
| Indiana | p. 135 |
| Iowa | p. 137 |
| Kansas | p. 139 |
| Kentucky | p. 141 |
| Louisiana | p. 143 |
| Maine | p. 145 |
| Maryland | p. 147 |
| Massachusetts | p. 149 |
| Michigan | p. 151 |
| Minnesota | p. 153 |
| Mississippi | p. 155 |
| Missouri | p. 157 |
| Montana | p. 159 |
| Nebraska | p. 161 |
| Nevada | p. 163 |
| New Hampshire | p. 165 |
| New Jersey | p. 167 |
| New Mexico | p. 169 |
| New York | p. 171 |
| North Carolina | p. 173 |
| North Dakota | p. 175 |
| Ohio | p. 177 |
| Oklahoma | p. 179 |
| Oregon | p. 181 |
| Pennsylvania | p. 183 |
| Rhode Island | p. 185 |
| South Carolina | p. 187 |
| South Dakota | p. 189 |
| Tennessee | p. 191 |
| Texas | p. 193 |
| Utah | p. 195 |
| Vermont | p. 197 |
| Virginia | p. 199 |
| Washington | p. 201 |
| West Virginia | p. 203 |
| Wisconsin | p. 205 |
| Wyoming | p. 207 |
| Risk Potential at Specific Sites | p. 209 |
| Combinations of Risks | p. 209 |
| Finding the Intelligent Compromise | p. 209 |
| Survival Planning: Site Hardening And Escape Contingencies | p. 212 |
| Household Survival Plans | p. 212 |
| Life Support Systems | p. 212 |
| Home Readiness and Protection | p. 214 |
| Protection Against NBC Weapons | p. 214 |
| Emergency Services and Utilities | p. 223 |
| Economic Preparedness | p. 224 |
| Periodic Review of Alert Status | p. 225 |
| Relocation Plan | p. 225 |
| Corporate Survival Plans | p. 225 |
| Overall Corporate Planning | p. 226 |
| Security Plans for Each Key Facility | p. 226 |
| Protection of Key Personnel | p. 229 |
| Protecting Records, EDP Systems and Intelligence | p. 229 |
| Planning New Facilities for Survival | p. 232 |
| Review of Location and Site Criteria | p. 232 |
| Underground Sites | p. 232 |
| Emergency Relocation | p. 235 |
| Personal Action Plans | p. 235 |
| Lead Time | p. 235 |
| "Dive" Plans | p. 235 |
| Evacuation | p. 239 |
| In-transit Plans | p. 239 |
| Basic Survival | p. 240 |
| Reassembly and Recovery | p. 241 |
| Public Policies And Survival | p. 242 |
| What Government Can Do | p. 243 |
| Where Government Falters | p. 247 |
| The Future: Will the Odds Improve? | p. 251 |
| Appendix: International Disaster Risk Data | p. 255 |
| Bibliography | p. 279 |
| Index | p. 283 |
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