A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

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A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters (1991)
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER)

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. "Front Matter." A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1991.

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A SAFER FUTURE: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

Huge waves caused by severe storms over water, called storm surge, can be as destructive as the storm itself, pounding the shore and washing away soil, roads, bridges, and buildings.