Extreme Natural Disasters

Extreme Natural Disasters
Author: Christine Gibson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0060891432

Extreme Natural Disasters features catastrophic volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other extreme acts of nature. Inside you will find facts on the worst and deadliest of these events—including the scientific explanations behind them—and encounter stories of other amazing natural phenomena, from black blizzards to frogs raining from the sky.

Exploring Natural Disasters Eyes on Adventure Series

Exploring Natural Disasters Eyes on Adventure Series
Author: Stella Sands
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1996
Genre: Natural disasters
ISBN: 9781561564835

Summarizes natural disasters throughout history, emphasizing the causes, the loss of life and property, and ways of lessening the damage.

Reduction And Predictability Of Natural Disasters

Reduction And Predictability Of Natural Disasters
Author: John Rundle
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2018-05-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429972172

Within the past five years, the international community has recognized that it may be possible, through programs of systematic study, to devise means to reduce and mitigate the occurrence of a variety of devastating natural hazards. Among these disasters are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and landslides. The importance of these studies is underscored by the fact that within fifty years, more than a third of the world’s population will live in seismically and volcanically active zones. The International Council of Scientific Unions, together with UNESCO and the World Bank, have therefore endorsed the 1990s as the International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and are planning a variety of programs to address problems related to the predictability and mitigation of these disasters, particularly in third-world countries. Parallel programs have begun in a number of U.S. agencies.

Nature's Wrath: The Science Behind Natural Disasters

Nature's Wrath: The Science Behind Natural Disasters
Author:
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-01-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781433988776

In this exciting series, readers will unravel the mysteries of Earth's biggest and most destructive events. From earthquakes to tsunamis, no corner of the globe is safe from a natural disaster. This series takes readers through the chemical and geographical processes that cause each catastrophic event. Full-color photographs highlight the spectacle created when Mother Nature roars, and a timeline shows key moments as each type of natural disaster unfolds to show readers just how quickly havoc can be wreaked. Thorough scientific explanation and stirring case studies are juxtaposed with firsthand accounts from those who escaped the clutches of disaster and are still able to tell the tale. - Full-color photographs capture each disaster's impact - Timeline in each book highlights major moments in natural disasters as they unfold - Eyewitness accounts from people who experienced each kind of disaster firsthand

A Series of Un/natural/disasters

A Series of Un/natural/disasters
Author: Cheena Marie Lo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN: 9781934639191

A Series of Un/Natural/Disasters is attentive to the sorts of mutual aid and possibility that appear in moments of state failure. As such it maps long and complicated equations, moving from Katrina to the prisoners at Riker's Island as they await Sandy. It understands disaster as a collective system, the state as precarious, and community as necessary.

Surviving Natural Disasters

Surviving Natural Disasters
Author: Marcia Amidon Lusted
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467725196

Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Meteorites. Tsunamis. The natural world is full of powerful forces that can kill you in an instant. Hiding in your closet won't save you. Clinging to your roof is a good idea, until your roof is swept out to sea. When faced with a natural disaster, sometimes the only thing to do is close your eyes and hang on. See how these people survived in just that way.

Ashfall

Ashfall
Author: Mike Mullin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2011-10-14
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1933718617

Many visitors to Yellowstone National Park don't realize that the boiling hot springs and spraying geysers are caused by an underlying supervolcano, so large that the caldera can only be seen by plane or satellite. And by some scientific measurements, it could be overdue for an eruption. For Alex, being left alone for the weekend means having the freedom to play computer games and hang out with his friends without hassle from his mother. Then the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plunging his hometown into a nightmare of darkness, ash, and violence. Alex begins a harrowing trek to seach for his family and finds help in Darla, a travel partner he meets along the way. Together they must find the strength and skills to survive and outlast an epic disaster.

Love and Other Natural Disasters

Love and Other Natural Disasters
Author: Holly Shumas
Publisher: 5 Spot
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2009-01-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0446543608

The witty yet poignant story of a woman in her early thirties who discovers that her seemingly devoted husband has been having an emotional affair for the past year. Eve is eight months pregnant and in the middle of a Thanksgiving celebration when she discovers that her husband Jonathan has developed an intimate relationship with a woman over the past year. Jonathon asserts his innocence (an affair involves physical intimacy, and he didn't have any), while Eve feels deeply betrayed by the emotional connection he shared with someone else. What Jon has done seems so terrifyingly out of character that Eve finds herself questioning her entire reality. Did she ever really know Jon at all? Was their happiness together a lie? Is emotional intimacy more forgivable than sexual intimacy? And can their marriage survive?

100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters

100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters
Author: Anna Claybourne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Natural disasters
ISBN: 9781760150105

How tall was the biggest tsumani? What causes giant hailstones? How hot is the inside of a volcano? What is a cyclonic storm? Uncover the power of the world's most destructive natural disasters!

Mr. DeMaio Presents!: Record-Breaking Natural Disasters

Mr. DeMaio Presents!: Record-Breaking Natural Disasters
Author: Mike DeMaio
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593224795

Mr. DeMaio Presents! = STEM + (Jokes x Fun) --Publishers Weekly Follow along with Mr. DeMaio and his comical crew as they explore the world and beyond in search of the most destructive disasters to date! Hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis ... oh my! In the first installment of the Mr. DeMaio Presents! series, YouTube sensation Mr. DeMaio and his crew unearth all the facts for record-breaking natural disasters that have occured on planet Earth ... and even a few in outer space! With full color photographs and illustrations, this book from popular YouTuber (over 290k subscribers) and science teacher Mr. DeMaio will keep kids entertained while educating!