grace_ezri's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Yet another book I read for school. This book is all about the connection between disasters and the climate crisis, how our emergency management system is failing us, and what we need to do to save ourselves now and in the future. While this book wasn't revolutionary in any terms I definitely learned a lot from it. It was a good introduction into how our country deals with disasters. I feel more prepared to speak on these issues now. The author did a good job of making the factual educational material easy to read and consume. It wasn't too dense or hard to understand. I think its important books like this exist. Climate change will not stop unless we take action. Reading a book like this is one step toward that action.
mxmrow's review against another edition
5.0
Not an easy read but distills something that becomes clearer the more I listen to US books. The climate emergency is very much here already. It also explains how competent leaders are hugely important now we are in a period of ever increasing emergencies.
maryjoens's review against another edition
5.0
A really excellent intro to emergency management and disaster studies for the layperson. It's very accessible without ever making the reader feel talked down to, and I love that it ends with not just a call to action but explicit advice and actionable things you can do to get started, as well as additional resources. Montano also does a great job balancing respect/admiration for emergency managers/first responders/volunteers without romanticizing them or their roles and still making sharp critiques of failures in emergency management. Very impressive all around.
Also the audiobook narrator did a 10/10 fabulous job.
Also the audiobook narrator did a 10/10 fabulous job.
brooklyn1's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Great book. Revealed a lot about a topic I am fascinated by: natural disasters and the response by the government. I found her anecdotes interesting and they seemed quite seamless, unlike some other nonfiction books.
constanzazu's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Te da una buena vista general de lo que es manejar desastres naturales y otras crisis en Estados Unidos, guiandote por cada uno de sus pasos (mitigación, preparación, respuesta y recuperación). Ayuda mucho que analiza cada uno de los pasos con distintos ejemplos, dejando claro que no importa cual sea la emergencia, pareciera que siempre se repite la misma historia y la importancia de preparanos para lo peor.
aperl1's review against another edition
5.0
An honest portrayal of emergency management successes and failures around the US through the lens of a disasterologist. From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19, this book explains how emergency management is supposed to work and the barriers that hinder it from being a success. Told through the author’s stories of local community resilience, Disasterology will reaffirm everything you thought (if you thought it needed some major help) about emergency management and open your eyes to what the world of emergency preparedness could look like if the world was prepared for climate change.