For a few decades now, They Might Be Giants' album 'Flood' has been a beacon for people who might rather read than rock, who care more about Dali than Dokken, who are more often called clever than cool. The brainy sort of kids who listened to the band saw their own cultural options grow explosively [...]

The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Aboriginal history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day. From the wisdom and paintings of the Dreamtime, to the first contacts between Europeans and indigenous Australians, right through to modern times, it offers an insigh[...]

According to the International Disaster Database (EM-DAT), over the last seventy years, floods have shown the fastest rate of increase relative to any other type of disasters. Devastation due to these events occurs almost daily. Even though our technological capabilities for dealing with floods have[...]

London is flooding. Todd needs to get away and not just from water. A gang is after him. Where does he safety lie?[...]

Scotland is justly famed for its magnificent scenery - mountains, lochs, islands, wild rocky places and sandy beaches. All this is evidence of an exciting geological history which began 3,500 billion years ago. This title explains Scotland's place in the geological history of the planet.[...]

A seemingly normal camping trip goes badly wrong for Jaz and Toni - the river bursts its banks and the girls are trapped in an old house. The water is half way up the stairs. And it's rising...Will they survive? Thrilling adventure. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling an[...]

The sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean. The vultures roosting on the hydro poles fan out their wings to dry them. the air smells faintly of burning. The waterless flood - a manmade plague - has ended the world. But two young women have survived: Ren,[...]

Formerly the most lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has long been one of the most divided and impoverished countries in the world-a fact made clear by the disastrous effects of the earthquake in January 2010, which triggered another US military operation. Damming the Flood analyzes t[...]

Longlisted for the Guardian First Book AwardWinner of the East Anglian Book of the Year Award 2014One hot summer's day, John Cole decides to leave his life behind. He shuts up the bookshop no one ever comes to and drives out of London. When his car breaks down and he becomes lost on an isolated road[...]

This volume provides an introduction for flood risk management practitioners, up-to-date methods for analysis of uncertainty and its use in risk-based decision making. It addresses decision making for both short term (real-time forecasting) and long term (flood risk planning under change) situations[...]