Sweeping Tsunamis.

Title
Sweeping Tsunamis.

Personal Author EPSB
Louise. Spisbury

Summary
Contents: What is a tsunami? - What causes a tsunami? - Where do tsunamis happen? - What happens in a tsunami? - Case study: Hawaii 1946 - Who helps when tsunamis happen? - Case study: Japan, 1993 - Can tsunamis be predicted? - Can people prepare for tsunamis? - Case study: Papua New Guinea, 1998 - Can tsunamis be prevented? - Destructive tsunamis of the past.

Year Published
2003

Series
Awesome Forces of Nature

Physical Description
32 p.

Note
Includes bibiographical references and index.

Subject
Natural disasters.
 
Tsunamis.
 
Weather.
 
Storms.

Added Author
Spilsbury, Richard.

Summary
Contents: What is a tsunami? - What causes a tsunami? - Where do tsunamis happen? - What happens in a tsunami? - Case study: Hawaii 1946 - Who helps when tsunamis happen? - Case study: Japan, 1993 - Can tsunamis be predicted? - Can people prepare for tsunamis? - Case study: Papua New Guinea, 1998 - Can tsunamis be prevented? - Destructive tsunamis of the past.

ISBN
9781403442338

Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : Heinemann Library, 2003.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Lansdowne551.47 SPIBook30180000025720Non-Fiction