num_pages: 384
description: Part memoir part expert analysis Disasterology is a passionate and personal account of a country in crisisone unprepared to deal with the disasters of today and those looming in our future.With temperatures rising and the risk of disasters growing our world is increasingly vulnerable. Most people see disasters as freak natural events that are unpredictable and unpreventable. But that simply isnt the case  disasters are avoidable but when they do strike there are strategic ways to manage the fallout.In Disasterology  Dr. Montano a disaster researcher brings readers with her on an eye-opening journey through some of our worst disasters helping readers make sense of what really happened from a emergency management perspective. She explains why we arent doing enough to prevent or prepare for disasters the critical role of media and how our approach to recovery was not designed to serve marginalized communities. Now that climate change is contributing to the disruption of ecosystems and worsening disasters Dr. Montano offers a preview of what will happen to our communities if we dont take aggressive immediate action. In a section devoted to the COVID-19 pandemic what is thus far our generations most deadly disaster she casts light on the many decisions made behind closed doors that failed to protect the public.A deeply moving and timely narrative that draws on Dr. Montano's first-hand experience in emergency management Disasterology is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how our country handles disasters and how we can better face them together.
language: English
title: Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis
publisher: Park Row