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  • Floods and Tidal Waves

    Terry Jennings

    Paperback (Chrysalis Books, Jan. 16, 2003)
    None

  • Ferocious Fires

    Julie Richards

    Library Binding (Chelsea Clubhouse, May 1, 2001)
    Describes the origins and effects of wildfires, and provides information on the history of wildfires, prediction, control, and recovery.
    S

  • Vibrating Volcanoes

    Julie Richards

    Library Binding (Chelsea Clubhouse, May 1, 2001)
    Describes the origins and effects of volcanic eruptions, and provides information on the history of eruptions, prediction, control, and recovery.
    Y

  • Landslides

    Anne Ylvisaker

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Describes how and why landslides happen, the damage they cause, ways to avoid and survive this natural disaster, and famous landslides of the past.
    Q

  • Earthquakes

    Neil Morris

    Paperback (Barrons Juveniles, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Documents the most significant earthquakes, from the one that destroyed half of Lisbon in 1755 and the legendary San Francisco quake of 1906 to more recent disasters, and discusses earthquake science, including measuring, predicting, and recovering from tremors
    R

  • Earthquakes

    Louise Park

    Library Binding (Black Rabbit Books, Feb. 28, 2008)
    Created especially for readers in the elementary grades, this series explains in clear terms the science and hardship of historic natural disasters, and to aid with school reports, includes a chronology, website addresses, glossary, index, and suggestions for further reading.
    R

  • Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Jacqueline Dineen

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, Aug. 29, 1991)
    None

  • Droughts

    Anne Ylvisaker

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Explains why droughts occur, describes the damage this natural disaster inflicts, the difficulty in predicting them, and some of the worst droughts in history.
    Q

  • Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Jacqueline Dineen

    Hardcover (Stargazer Books, May 1, 2004)
    Introduces tropical storms, describing how they form, what causes them to increase in strength, how they are tracked, the types of damage they cause, preventive measures that can limit their destruction, and the possible effect of global warming on their frequency and intensity.Introduces tropical storms, describing how they form, what causes them to increase in strength, how they are tracked, the types of damage they cause, preventive measures that can limit their destruction, and the possible effect of global warming on theirfrequency and intensity.
    Q

  • Tidal Waves and Flooding

    Jane Walker

    Paperback (Aladdin Books, Aug. 16, 1995)
    None

  • Natural Disasters - Plagues

    Kris Hirschmann

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Oct. 31, 2001)
    This book is an overview of four types of plagues -- pestilence, swarms of harmful creatures, invading species, and crop blights -- that have afflicted humankind through the ages. The devastating impacts of history's worst plagues are discussed, as are modern plagues, mitigation efforts, and the outlook for plague control.
    X

  • Hurricane!

    Elizabeth Raum

    Library Binding (Amicus, July 1, 2016)
    "This photo-illustrated book describes hurricanes, or as they are known in other parts of the world, cyclones and typhoons. Explains how hurricanes are formed, how they are predicted, what can be done to stay safe in areas prone to hurricanes"--
    L