During the four years since the publication of the 6th Edition of Severe and Hazardous Weather, extreme weather and climate events have impacted every region of the United States and many regions throughout the world. The tragic fires in Los Angeles in early 2025, and the 2024 destruction from Florida and the Gulf Coast to North Carolina from Hurricanes Helene, Milton, and Beryl were heartbreaking to witness. The devastation and loss of life caused by the Texas flash flood along the Guadalupe River shocked the country, with the aftermath Identifying clear communication gaps between…
OUR PLANET IS A DYNAMIC PLACE
Global pandemics, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclonic storms and many other natural hazards occur across our planet every day and have significant human impact. This textbook examines how normal processes of the Earth-atmosphere-hydrosphere-space systems result in events that are capable of dealing disastrous blows to humans on the scale of individual lives to civilizations.
Earth’s Natural Hazards: Understanding Natural Disasters & Catastrophes focuses on events such as pandemics, earthquakes,…
Your Freshman is Off to College: A Month-By-Month Guide to the First Year
This comprehensive guide is here to help you confidently support your young adult through the ups and downs of their first year of college. Whether they’re navigating newfound independence, academic pressure, or social changes, this book equips you with the insight and tools to be a steady source of encouragement—without overstepping.
More than just a guide to what you can expect, Your Freshman is Off to College offers a window into what your student is likely…
The focus of this student success text is academic adjustment. Social-emotional learning and personal development issues are emphasized as students focus on developing habits of mind, ‘claiming an education’ and taking responsibility for one’s own education.
The Habits of Mind for College Success addresses the attitudinal variables, behavioral skill sets, and personality traits that affect college achievement like locus of control, how one conceives of intelligence, active learning, and intellectual…
I love sharing my passion for geology and science education. I hope this resource helps shed light on key geologic principles while sparking curiosity in the natural world around you. Many don't think about geology until they come face-to-face with it in the form of a natural disaster, but make no mistake, these processes are always in operation under our feet. I have spent the entirety of my adult life trying to understand geologic processes related to volcanic hazards and disasters. I have studied major volcanic centers in many countries around the world. My primary interests involve the…
