Includes bibliographical references and index.

Natural disasters are increasing in quantity and severity / Environment Canada -- Natural disasters are on the rise / Theresa Braine -- Natural disasters have always been a problem / Patrick J. Michaels -- Climate change will lead to many disasters / John Vidal -- Global warming can't explain all disasters / Joel Achenbach -- Man-made climate change might drown whole cities / UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs -- Global warming is a sign of a new Ice Age / Gregory Fegel -- Disasters are far from natural / Sharon Begley -- Social politics decide what events become disasters / Neil Smith -- Disasters increase with misguided socio-economic change / Daniel Sarewitz and Roger Pielke -- U.S. natural disasters are becoming ever more costly / Gregory van der Vink et al. -- Natural disasters can boost economies / Drake Bennett -- Geoengineering might be necessary to fight disaster / Gregory Lamb -- Earth's biggest catastrophe might still be ahead / Kirsten Weir -- Climate change adaptation and disaster risk protection will be challenges / Oxfam International.