Floods

Contributor(s): World Book, Inc
Language: English Series: World Book's library of natural disasters ; #4Publisher: Chicago : World Book, 2009Edition: Second editionDescription: 47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780716698210Subject(s): Floods | Floods -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 363.3493
Contents:
What is a flood? -- The science of water -- What causes floods? -- The Mumbai monsoon of 2005 -- Flood patterns -- The Mississippi-Missouri flood of 1993 -- Flash floods -- The Boscastle flash flood of 2004 -- Tides and storm surges -- The Galveston Island disaster of 1900 -- Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, 2005 -- Tsunami flooding -- Dam floods -- The Johnstown flood of 1889 -- Changing the environment -- Flood control -- Tennessee Valley flood control -- Flood prediction and rescue -- The Tangiwai disaster of 1953.
Summary: "A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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GENERAL REFERENCE 		363.3493 F659 2009 (Browse shelf) v.4 Available CITU-EL-5159
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363.34923 T632 2009 Tornadoes 363.34925 B619 2009 Blizzards 363.34929 D838 2009 Droughts 363.3493 F659 2009 Floods 363.3494 T789 2009 Tsunamis and seiches 363.3495 Ea76 2009 Earthquakes 363.379 W646 2009 Wildfires

Includes glossary and index

Includes bibliographical references

What is a flood? -- The science of water -- What causes floods? -- The Mumbai monsoon of 2005 -- Flood patterns -- The Mississippi-Missouri flood of 1993 -- Flash floods -- The Boscastle flash flood of 2004 -- Tides and storm surges -- The Galveston Island disaster of 1900 -- Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, 2005 -- Tsunami flooding -- Dam floods -- The Johnstown flood of 1889 -- Changing the environment -- Flood control -- Tennessee Valley flood control -- Flood prediction and rescue -- The Tangiwai disaster of 1953.

"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.

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