Unraveling environmental disasters

"Unraveling Environmental Disasters provides scientific explanations of the most threatening current and future environmental disasters, including an analysis of ways that the disaster could have been prevented and how the risk of similar disasters can be minimized in the future. Treats disasters as complex systems.Provides predictions based upon sound science, such as what the buildup of certain radiant gases in the troposphere will do, or what will happen if current transoceanic crude oil transport continues.Considers the impact of human systems on environmental disasters."@en
""Unraveling Environmental Disasters covers the major environmental threats facing our world, focusing on rigorous scientific investigations to better understand why the disasters occurred. Two prominent scientists, physical chemist Trevor Letcher and environmental engineer Daniel Vallero, look at natural and human-induced disasters to analyze ways that they could have been prevented and offer predictions on possible future disasters based upon scientific evidence. This book: Considers the societal impact on environmental disasters; Describes concisely why these disasters occurred, with understandable explanations of the underlying scientific principles; Applies 'failure analysis' to recent environmental catastrophes, such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; Explains how to minimize the risk of potential disasters similar to those of the past."--p. [4] of cover."