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The book “Handling of Serious Incidents and Dangers” provides a valuable and informative text for dealing with the specific challenges and hazards posed by earthquakes and volcanoes. The book provides scientific background on the geological processes that cause earthquakes and volcanoes, which will help readers understand why these natural disasters occur. Assessing the risks associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, including identifying vulnerable areas, understanding the potential magnitude and consequences of events, and describing hazardous areas. The book includes Hong Kong's Mesozoic Coeval Volcanic and Plutonic Suites; Northwestern Plains: The Mazama Ash Fall; Vesuvius Volcano's Somma Avalanches; Mud Volcanoes in Azerbaijan Collapse; Estimating Earthquake Damage Using HAZUS: An Example in Salt Lake County, Utah; China's Post-Wenchuan Earthquake Reconstruction Obstacles; The Space-Time Earthquake's Declustering; The 1923 Korean Massacre and the Kanto Earthquake. Detailed material is provided on topics such as Turkiye's Bolu earthquake experience.