Flood and monsoon alert!

Title
Flood and monsoon alert!

Personal Author EPSB
Rachel, 1979 Eagen

Summary
Features the science behind these destructive natural disasters and tells how societies around the world cope with their ferocity, covering such topics as the making of a monsoon, famous floods, and types of damage.

Year Published
2011
 
1900-1999

Series
Disaster alert!

Physical Description
32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Contents
Water gone wild -- Science of floods -- Monsoon in the making -- Life of a flood -- Life of a monsoon -- Famous floods -- Warning signs -- Path of a flood -- Path of a monsoon -- When a flood strikes -- Receding water -- Recipe for disaster.

Subject
Floods
 
Monsoons
 
Monsoons.
 
Floods.

Summary
Features the science behind these destructive natural disasters and tells how societies around the world cope with their ferocity, covering such topics as the making of a monsoon, famous floods, and types of damage.

ISBN
9780778716242

Publisher
St. Catharines, Ont. ; New York : Crabtree Pub., c2011


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Kate Chegwin551.48 EAGBook30574000501880Non-Fiction