Natural Disaster Books

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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.05 — 70,936 ratings — published 1999
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Ashfall (Ashfall, #1) Ashfall (Ashfall, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.99 — 26,462 ratings — published 2011
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Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.89 — 132,788 ratings — published 2006
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.88 — 21,626 ratings — published 2003
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The Children's Blizzard The Children's Blizzard (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.89 — 12,951 ratings — published 2004
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.06 — 60,742 ratings — published 2005
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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.20 — 7,906 ratings — published 2017
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Eruption Eruption (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.76 — 62,507 ratings — published 2024
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The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2) The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.85 — 42,141 ratings — published 2008
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The Age of Miracles The Age of Miracles (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.66 — 94,367 ratings — published 2012
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.12 — 118,250 ratings — published 1997
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Dry Dry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.01 — 53,808 ratings — published 2018
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,112 ratings — published 2015
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Monument 14 (Monument 14, #1) Monument 14 (Monument 14, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.90 — 24,723 ratings — published 2012
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.93 — 39,992 ratings — published 2013
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Torn Away Torn Away (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,001 ratings — published 2014
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Wave Wave (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.79 — 22,702 ratings — published 2013
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Pompeii Pompeii (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.88 — 52,364 ratings — published 2003
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Salvage the Bones Salvage the Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.96 — 72,256 ratings — published 2011
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Ninth Ward Ninth Ward (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,997 ratings — published 2010
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This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3) This World We Live In (Last Survivors, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.79 — 34,634 ratings — published 2010
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.14 — 18,039 ratings — published 2009
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Zeitoun Zeitoun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.05 — 79,845 ratings — published 2009
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The Displacements The Displacements (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,671 ratings — published 2022
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A Fire Story: A Graphic Memoir A Fire Story: A Graphic Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,468 ratings — published 2019
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The Johnstown Flood The Johnstown Flood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.13 — 24,870 ratings — published 1968
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Ashen Winter (Ashfall, #2) Ashen Winter (Ashfall, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,898 ratings — published 2012
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A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.83 — 3,714 ratings — published 2009
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.26 — 556,651 ratings — published 1997
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Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,586 ratings — published 2006
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Into the Tempest (The Storm Boys #2) Into the Tempest (The Storm Boys #2)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,614 ratings — published 2023
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No Judgments (Little Bridge Island, #1) No Judgments (Little Bridge Island, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.36 — 20,408 ratings — published 2019
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.95 — 37,292 ratings — published 2018
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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,308 ratings — published 2007
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Aftershock (Aftershock, #1) Aftershock (Aftershock, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,267 ratings — published 2012
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The Great American Dust Bowl: A Graphic Novel The Great American Dust Bowl: A Graphic Novel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,290 ratings — published 2013
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Lucifer's Hammer Lucifer's Hammer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.00 — 45,166 ratings — published 1977
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A Crack in the Edge of the World A Crack in the Edge of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,216 ratings — published 2005
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Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,731 ratings — published 2003
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Escaping the Giant Wave Escaping the Giant Wave (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,820 ratings — published 2003
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Tilt Tilt (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.58 — 21,232 ratings — published 2025
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The Phoenix Crown The Phoenix Crown (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.85 — 42,885 ratings — published 2024
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Wildfire Wildfire (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.05 — 657 ratings — published 2023
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Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.90 — 56,029 ratings — published 2020
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FantasticLand FantasticLand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.85 — 47,517 ratings — published 2016
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Hostile Territory Hostile Territory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.13 — 271 ratings — published 2020
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Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,463 ratings — published 2019
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Barbarian's Taming (Ice Planet Barbarians, #8) Barbarian's Taming (Ice Planet Barbarians, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.01 — 35,619 ratings — published 2016
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The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us and What We Can Do about Them The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us and What We Can Do about Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,732 ratings — published 2018
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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-disaster)
avg rating 4.37 — 7,914 ratings — published 2018
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B.B. Hamel
“It’s like denying a hurricane or a tidal wave. Nico is my natural disaster, he’s my pleasure incarnate, he’s my sins made flesh and I want him to take me, ravish me, turn me into something I never once dreamed.”
B.B. Hamel, Broken by Sin

H.P. Lovecraft
“It cannot be described, this awesome chain of events that depopulated the whole Earth; the range is too tremendous for any to picture of encompass. Of the people of Earth's unfortunate ages, billions of years before, only a few prophets and madman could have conceived that which was to come - could have grasped visions of the still, dead lands, and long-empty sea-beds. The rest would have doubted... doubted alike the shadow of change upon the planet and the shadow of doom upon the race. For man has always thought himself the immortal master of natural things...”
H.P. Lovecraft

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