An asteroid strike
By: Alex Woolf
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: A world after
Publisher: Capstone Heinemann Library
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781432976187; 9781432976231
Subjects: Catastrophes (Geology); Disasters (Geology); Collisions with Earth; Environmental aspects; Asteroids; Juvenile literature
Description: Imagines what the world would be like if an asteroid struck Earth, speculating on the types of immediate and long-term damage that would result and how people would adapt to their new environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55) and index.
Table of contents: title: Threat from the skies; title: Impact! the first few hours; title: Chaos and panic: the first few days; title: Cold and dark: the first few months; title: Heat and deadly light: the next few years; title: What can we do?