Natural disasters [electronic resource]
Watts, Claire2013
Book
Abstract: Spectacular, detailed full-color photographs and illustrations and full of amazing facts about natural disasters, this guide is a part of the most trusted nonfiction series among teachers, librarians, and parents. Witness the amazing power of hurricanes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters with this Eyewitness guide.
Main title:
Natural disasters [electronic resource] / written by Claire Watts ; consultant, Trevor Day.
Work:
Edition:
1st American ed.
Imprint:
London [Eng.] : DK Pub., 2006 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (35 entries) : 220 images, digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : col. ill. 29 cm.
Contents:
Dynamic planet -- Restless Earth -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- A drowned world -- Recovery begins -- Tsunami warnings -- Earth shakes -- Surviving a quake -- Mighty volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Landslides and avalanches -- Earth's atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricane force -- Battling the wind -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought and famine -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Unnatural disasters -- Infectious diseases -- Epidemic -- Future disasters -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781782682226 (online)9780756620721 (print)0756620724 (hardcover)0756620732 (library binding)
Dewey class:
363.34
LC class:
GB5019
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
502420
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