Sweeping Tsunamis.

Título
Sweeping Tsunamis.

Louise. Spisbury

Resumen
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.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2003

Awesome Forces of Nature

Descripción física
32 p.

Nota general
Includes bibiographical references and index.

Término de la materia
Natural disasters.
 
Tsunamis.
 
Weather.
 
Storms.

Autor añadido
Spilsbury, Richard.

Síntesis
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

Información de publicación
Chicago, Illinois : Heinemann Library, 2003.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Lansdowne551.47 SPIBook30180000025720Non-Fiction