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  • 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.
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  • Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Jacqueline Dineen

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, Aug. 29, 1991)
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Tornadoes

    Tamra B. Orr

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2012)
    A series that demonstrates how readers can use their math skills to learn more about the 21st-century world provides information about specific natural disasters while highlighting the role math plays in studying these important environmental phenomena.
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  • Tidal Waves and Flooding

    Jane Walker

    Paperback (Aladdin Books, Aug. 16, 1995)
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  • Tornadoes

    Tamra B. Orr

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2012)
    What happens to the environment when a tornadoe occurs? What are some of the causes of tornadoes? What can people do to protect themselves from tornadoes? How can you use your math skills to learn more about tornadoes? Read this book to find the answers to these questions and learn more about tornadoes.
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  • Hurricanes

    Barbara A. Somervill

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2012)
    A series that demonstrates how readers can use their math skills to learn more about the 21st-century world provides information about specific natural disasters while highlighting the role math plays in studying these important environmental phenomena.
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  • 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.
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  • 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"--
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  • Tornado!

    Elizabeth Raum

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

    Jane Katirgis

    Paperback (Enslow Publishing, Aug. 1, 2015)
    "Discusses the science behind volcanoes and what to do to stay safe from them"--
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