Bibliograph

Natural disasters, written by Claire Watts ; consultant, Trevor Day

Type

Label

Natural disasters, written by Claire Watts ; consultant, Trevor Day

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Natural disasters

Oclc number

66392731

Responsibility statement

written by Claire Watts ; consultant, Trevor Day

Series statement

DK eyewitness guidesDK eyewitness books

Summary

Describes a wide range of natural disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and epidemics

Table Of Contents

Dynamic planet -- Restless earth -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- A drowned world -- Recovery begins -- Tsunami warnings -- Earth shakes -- Surviving a quake -- Mighty volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Landslides and avalanches -- Earth's atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricane force -- Battling the wind -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought and famine -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Unnatural disasters -- Infectious diseases -- Epidemic -- Future disasters -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more

Target audience

juvenile

Classification