Natural disasters
(Book)

What contributes to the frequency of natural disasters? - Global warming increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters / Brad Plumer - The link between global warming and natural disasters is based on bad science / Rich Trzupek - Humans have a responsibility to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to natural disasters / Bill McKibben - Technology can both create natural disasters and aid in disaster recovery / Joel Achenbach - Many Americans believe that God causes natural disasters / Stephanie Pappas - Most Americans do not believe that God causes natural disasters / Eric Marrapodi - What controversies surround disaster relief efforts? - Aid organizations should not compete for assistance dollars / Saundra Schimmelpfennig - National advocacy organizations should safeguard disaster victims' human rights / Elizabeth Ferris - Corporations are profiting from disaster relief contracts at the expense of victims / Jordan Flaherty - Relief efforts contribute to increased corruption and poverty following natural disasters / Ian Birrell - Only wealthy countries can recover from natural disasters / John Mutter - What should be the government's role in natural disaster relief? - The US government must be responsible for disaster relief and risk reduction / Christian Parenti - States should be responsible for disaster relief, not the US government / Matt Mayer, David C. John, and James Jay Carafano - American citizens should handle disaster relief and not big government / Bruce Walker - The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides essential disaster recovery services / Federal Emergency Management Agency - The Federal Emergency Management Agency impedes rather than aids disaster recovery / Ron Paul - The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs more authority and funding for disaster relief efforts / Jessica Leval and Andrew Mener - Multinational troops can provide stability to disaster zones / James L. Schoff and Marina Travayiakis - The use of military forces for disaster relief is inappropriate and harmful / Jamie Way - What issues surround the media's coverage of natural disasters? - Reporting on natural disasters is often superficial and misleading / Patrick Cockburn - Formulaic natural-disaster reporting undermines aid efforts and stereotypes victims / Simon Moss - Sensationalist disaster coverage ignores important economic and political issues / David Sirota - Startling disaster imagery encourages empathy and increases assistance for victims / David Campbell - Graphic coverage of disasters can generate aid but should be respectful of victims / Stacey Patton - Physician reporters covering disaster zones raises serious ethical questions / Gary Schwitzer - Natural disaster coverage displays widespread racial biases / Natalie Hopkinson.