Natural disasters
By: Andrew Langley ; foreword by Bill McGuire
Series: Kingfisher knowledge; Kingfisher knowledge
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780753413661
Subjects: Natural disasters; Juvenile literature
Description: This book gets up close to nature's most destructive and terrifying forces. Discover how Earth's restless surface can trigger surging tsunami waves and cause volcanoes to erupt explosively. Find out why floods are the greatest natural killer, what happens when tornadoes and hurricanes strike, and how experts use new technologies to try to predict and prevent these catastrophic events. Suggested level: intermediate and junior secondary.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The restless earth; title: Volcanoes; title: Storm, flood and snow; title: Drought, fire and disease.