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Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2007-01-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781404219922 |
Discusses, in graphic novel format, avalanches and landslides that have occurred through time and what steps are taken to control them and reduce their effects.
Author | : Louise Spilsbury |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2008-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781404218680 |
Presents information about landslides and avalanches, including their causes, their aftereffects, rescue efforts, and case studies of actual past disasters caused by them.
Author | : Kare Senneset |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis Group |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780415386814 |
Author | : Amanda Bishop |
Publisher | : Crabtree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780778715764 |
Awesome and destructive forces are unleashed when soil, mud, and snow are on the move. Aimed at ages 7-14, this book looks at the causes and effects, places in danger, and how people cope with these disasters. It features photographs feature famous disasters.
Author | : Joanna Brundle |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2018-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1534528970 |
When landslides and avalanches happen, they leave a trail of destruction in their paths. Readers get a front row seat to these natural disasters and learn how they affect wildlife, plant life, and humans. Essential earth science topics are made accessible through this engaging and educational look at two natural disasters that can drastically change the way the earth looks. Intense, full-color photographs add a thrilling element to this exploration of earth science, and informative fact boxes and helpful diagrams are also included to deepen readers' understanding of dangerous landslides and avalanches.
Author | : Heather C. Hudak |
Publisher | : Natural Disasters: Meeting the |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780778774105 |
We cannot always prevent landslides and avalanches, but we can learn how to minimize their impact on humans. This informative book examines what scientists know about the sudden movement of earth or snow, whether we can predict these slides, and how we learn from each event. By studying the harm they cause, scientists and engineers continue to come up with new and improved technologies to predict landslides and avalanches and make cities, buildings, and people safer. Case studies and brief bios of key scientists and organizations highlight the information.
Author | : Jane Alison Walker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Avalanches |
ISBN | : 9781569240557 |
Studies the causes, effects, and consequences of avalanches and landslides. Includes historical facts and patterns, as well as an examination of humankind's role in causing these disasters.
Author | : Jim Redmond |
Publisher | : Raintree |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780739847046 |
Describes the causes and effects of avalanches and landslides, as well as the history and study of such slides.
Author | : Stephen G. Evans |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 659 |
Release | : 2007-05-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1402040377 |
Amongst the thematic topics discussed are global frequency, impacts on society, analysis of initial rock slope failure, monitoring of rock slope movement, analysis and modeling of post-failure behaviour, volcanic landslides, and influences of massive rock slope failure on the geomorphological evolution of mountain regions. Regional contributions include reports on rockslides and rock avalanches in Norway, western Canada, the Andes of Argentina, the Karakoram Himalaya, the European Alps, the Appennines, and the mountains of Central Asia. Rockslides and rock avalanches in the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union are discussed in detail for the first time in an English-language book. These landslides include the 1911 Usoi rockslide, that dammed 75 km-long Lake Sarez, and the 1949 Khait rock avalanche that may have killed up to 28,000 people. Both landslides were earthquake-triggered and both are located in Tajikistan. An additional highlight is a detailed description and analysis of large-scale artificial rock avalanches triggered by underground nuclear explosions during the testing programme of the former Soviet Union.
Author | : B.A. Bolt |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2013-12-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3642868207 |
Growth of population, communication and interdependence among countries has sharpened the impact of natural disasters. Not only have calamities and miseries been given wider publicity, but the realization has grown that through rational study and foresight much can be done to mitigate these hazards to life and social wellbeing. In this book we present a summary account of hazards which nowadays are usually classified as geological: earthquakes, faulting, tsunamis, seiches, vol canoes, avalanches, rock and soil slides, differential settlement and liquefaction of soil, and inundation. The book is aimed first at the general reader who is interested in studying the history of such hazards and examining ways that risk can be reduced even if all dangers cannot be eliminated. We also hope that the book will be useful to college students in introductory courses in geology, engineering, geography, country and urban planning, and in environmental studies. We have tried to bring out for the students the problems that remain to be solved.