Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches.
Titre
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Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches.
Sommaire
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"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
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2008
World Book's library of natural disasters
Description matérielle
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47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 28 cm.
Table des matières
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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.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Landslides.
Mudslides.
Avalanches.
Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif
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World Book, Inc.
Résumé
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"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".
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780716698104
Informations de publication
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Chicago : World Book, c2008.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Hardisty | 363.34/9 | Book | 30512000024446 | Non-Fiction |