Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Climate Change is Increasing the Severity of Natural Disasters -- 2. Climate Change is Increasing the Frequency of Floods and Droughts -- 3. Climate Change is not Increasing the Frequency of Floods -- 4. Natural Disasters are Hitting Harder, and not Because of Global Warming -- 5. Natural Disasters Caused by Human Activity Have Increased -- 6. Urbanization Increases the Threat of Natural Disasters -- 7. The Increase of Natural Disasters is a Biblical Prophecy -- 8. Catastrophe on Camera: Why Media Coverage of Natural Disasters is Flawed -- 9. The Frequency of Earthquakes is not Increasing -- 10. Counting the Costs of Calamities -- 11. Economic Recovery from Natural Disasters is Declining -- 12. International Laws Fail to Address Disaster-Driven Migration -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.