Fatal Isolation - The Devastating Paris Heat Wave of 2003

In a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. This book tells the stories of these victims and the catastrophe that took their lives. It explores the multiple narratives of disaster-the official story of the crisis and its aftermath. Zusammenfassung In a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. This book tells the stories of these victims and the catastrophe that took their lives. It explores the multiple narratives of disaster-the official story of the crisis and its aftermath.

Product details

• Authors: Richard C. Keller, Keller Richard C.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.2015
• EAN: 9780226251110
• ISBN: 978-0-226-25111-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, France, Climate Change, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Social impact of disasters, Natural disasters, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)