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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Watts, Claire.     Subjects     Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.     Weather -- Juvenile literature.     Pandemics -- Juvenile literature.     Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Watts, Claire.       by title:      Natural disasters / ...       by call number:      363.34 W348nd 2022     Search the Web     Watts, Claire.     Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.     Weather -- Juvenile literature.     Pandemics -- Juvenile literature.     Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Natural disasters / written by Claire Watts ; consultant Trevor Day. by Watts, Claire. DK Publishing, c2022. Call #: 363.34 W348nd 2022 Subjects Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.   Weather -- Juvenile literature.   Pandemics -- Juvenile literature.   Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature. Series DK eyewitness books.   Eyewitness books. ISBN:  9780744056396 (hbk.) 074405639X (hbk.) 9780744056389 (pbk.) 0744056381 (pbk.) Edition:  Revised edition. New edition. American edition. Description:  72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm. Notes:  At head of title: Eyewitness. Includes index. Includes glossary. Contents:  Dynamic planet -- Restless earth -- The earth shakes -- Surviving an earthquake -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- Japan's terror -- Recovery begins -- Warnings -- Volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Avalanches and landslides -- Atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricanes -- Battling winds -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Exploitation -- Infectious diseases -- Pandemic -- The future -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary. Summary:  Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment used to predict natural disasters, from tsunami magnitude to the earthquake Richter scale and how studies help predict hurricanes, prevent avalanches, control wildfires, and survive earthquakes. Other authors:  Day, Trevor, 1955- Dorling Kindersley, Inc. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Children's Nonfiction 363.34 W348nd 2022 Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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