Natural disasters /
Watts, Claire,
Natural disasters / Eyewitness : natural disasters written by Claire Watts ; consultant Trevor Day. - Revised edition. - 72 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. - DK eyewitness books . - DK eyewitness books. .
Includes index. Includes glossary.
Dynamic planet -- Restless earth -- The earth shakes -- Surviving an earthquake -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- Japan's terror -- Recovery begins -- Warnings -- Volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Avalanches and landslides -- Atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricanes -- Battling winds -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Exploitation -- Infectious diseases -- Pandemic -- The future -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.
"Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment used to predict natural disasters, from tsunami magnitude to the earthquake Richter scale and how studies help predict hurricanes, prevent avalanches, control wildfires, and survive earthquakes."-- Amazon.
9780744056396 074405639X 9780744056389 0744056381
Natural disasters--Juvenile literature.
Weather--Juvenile literature.
Pandemics--Juvenile literature.
Climatic changes--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Natural disasters / Eyewitness : natural disasters written by Claire Watts ; consultant Trevor Day. - Revised edition. - 72 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. - DK eyewitness books . - DK eyewitness books. .
Includes index. Includes glossary.
Dynamic planet -- Restless earth -- The earth shakes -- Surviving an earthquake -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- Japan's terror -- Recovery begins -- Warnings -- Volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Avalanches and landslides -- Atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricanes -- Battling winds -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Exploitation -- Infectious diseases -- Pandemic -- The future -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.
"Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment used to predict natural disasters, from tsunami magnitude to the earthquake Richter scale and how studies help predict hurricanes, prevent avalanches, control wildfires, and survive earthquakes."-- Amazon.
9780744056396 074405639X 9780744056389 0744056381
Natural disasters--Juvenile literature.
Weather--Juvenile literature.
Pandemics--Juvenile literature.
Climatic changes--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.