Floods
By: by Jennifer Howse
Series: Natural disasters; Natural disasters (AV² by Weigl)
Publisher: AV² by Weigl
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781489612069; 9781489612076; 9781489612083; 9781489612090
Subjects: Floods; Juvenile literature; Natural disasters; Inondations; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Description: Floods are one of the deadliest natural disasters in the world. Floods can happen anywhere there is a body of water. Flooding has occurred in every state in the United States of America. This is the most common type of natural disaster.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: AV2 book code; title: Floods are one of the deadliest natural disasters in the world; title: Most floods are caused by too much rain; title: Floods can sometimes be controlled; title: Wetlands prevent floods; title: All-time records; title: Flooding in the United States; title: Bangladesh is one of the most flooded countries in the world; title: American scientist Robert E. Horton created the Horton Overflow; title: Little known facts; title: People have come up with many ways to try to prevent floods; title: Floods cause billions of dollars in damage; title: The great flood and Emperor Yu; title: Flood timeline; title: Test your knowledge; title: Hydrology monitoring.