
A catastrophic event impacting a collection of books can range from relatively minor incidents like a single volume’s accidental water damage to large-scale events such as library fires or floods affecting thousands... Read more »

Publications addressing geological and meteorological hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires, can range from scientific analyses and disaster preparedness guides to fictional narratives exploring human resilience... Read more »
Narratives documenting the catastrophic dam failure in Logan County, West Virginia, on February 26, 1972, are frequently presented in book form. These works typically explore the events leading up to the collapse... Read more »