Droughts.
Contributors: World Book, Inc.
Series: World Book's library of natural disasters
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780716698036
Subjects: Droughts -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a drought?; title: The impacts of drought; title: In town and country; title: Droughts of the past; title: Heat waves; title: Europe 1975?1976; title: Wind and dust; title: Dust Bowl; title: Measuring drought; title: Seasons and cycles; title: On the Great Plains; title: Wildfires; title: Deforestation; title: Along the Amazon; title: Desertification; title: In the Sahel; title: Famine; title: Crisis in Africa; title: Planning ahead; title: Living with drought.