Flood! (Nature's Fury - Britannica Digital Learning) by Anita Ganeri
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1841935662 | ISBN-13: 9781841935669 | 32 pages | EPUB | 4,5 MB
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1841935662 | ISBN-13: 9781841935669 | 32 pages | EPUB | 4,5 MB
An in-depth look at natural disasters, the causes and effects on people and landscapes.
Table of Contents
What Is a Flood? 4
Flowing Rivers 6
Flood Patterns 8
Flash Floods 10
Coastal Flooding 12
Tsunami Flooding 14
Human-Made Floods 16
Effects on the Landscape 18
Living with Floods 20
Effects of Flooding 22
Rescue and Recovery 24
Flood Protection 26
Flood Prediction 28
Ten of the Deadliest Floods 30
Glossary 30
Further Information 31
Index 32