A Young Scientist's Guide to Defying Disasters With Skill & Daring

If you have a thirst for adventure and dodging danger then welcome! You are now part of a very elite and specialized group of explorers who, by the end of this book, will have the firsthand skills and know-how to defy even the most dangerous situations on earth.

James Doyle was born in inner city Belfast at the height of the notorious 'Troubles,' a period which shaped and greatly impacted him and his entire family. From an early age he dodged the bullets and bombs of the city by immersing himself in books about far-flung, exotic places. He is a full-time teacher of Geography at Our Lady & St. Patrick's College in Belfast.

WARNING!........................................................................................1

NATURAL CATASTROPHES.....................................3

Milky Seas.....................................................................................4

Limnic Eruptions.....................................................................7

Tsunamis......................................................................................11

Maelstroms................................................................................14

Tidal Bores.................................................................................19

Violent Volcanoes................................................................23

Quicksand...................................................................................31

Massive Mountains.............................................................35

Iceberg Assaults....................................................................42

Dastardly Deserts................................................................46

Massive Mass Movements.............................................52

Pyroclastic “Bombs”...........................................................59

Subterranean Surprises...................................................64

Petrifying Poles......................................................................70

Extraordinary Earthquakes..........................................79

Liquifying Earth...................................................................85