Ernest Zebrowski, Ph.D., has taught disaster science and physics at Penn State, Duquesne University, Louisiana State, and Southern University--where he also developed a doctoral program in science education. His prior books, which have been translated into six languages, include CATEGORY 5: THE STORY OF CAMILLE, THE LAST DAYS OF ST. PIERRE, PERILS OF A RESTLESS PLANET, and four books on applied physics and mathematics. A native of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Zebrowski currently lives on St. George Island, Florida.