Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches.

Título
Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches.

Resumen
"A discussion of major types of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index".

Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2008

World Book's library of natural disasters

Descripción física
47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 28 cm.

Contenido
Mass movement -- Landslides -- What is a landslide? -- Types of landslides -- China, 1920? -- What causes a landslide? -- What happens during a landslide? -- Landslide effects -- Alaska, 1964 -- Avoiding landslides -- Submarine landslides -- Mudslides -- What is a mudslide? -- Devastating volcanic mudslides -- Rain-induced landslides -- Avalanches -- What is an avalanche? -- Why do avalanches happen? -- The Alps, 1999 -- What happens during an avalanche? -- The effects of avalanches -- Stevens Pass, 1910 -- Avalanche prevention and rescue -- Activity.

Término de la materia
Landslides.
 
Mudslides.
 
Avalanches.

Autor corporativo añadido
World Book, Inc.

Síntesis
"A discussion of major types of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index".

ISBN
9780716698104

Información de publicación
Chicago : World Book, c2008.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Hardisty363.34/9Book30512000024446Non-Fiction