Natural disasters

Book 2006

What causes a hurricane to form? Can animals sense an impending earthquake? Explore the dangerous and destructive side of nature - the awesome powers of tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfire, volcanoes and more in the updated edition of Natural Disasters.

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Part of a Series:

DK eyewitness guides

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ISBN:

9781465438096
9780756630690
1465438092
0756620732
0756620724

Description:

72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:

Includes index
Publisher, pagination, and printing dates may vary

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
Hurrican 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
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Timeline
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Control Number:

1573274

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