Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches.

Titre
Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches.

Sommaire
"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
2008

World Book's library of natural disasters

Description matérielle
47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 28 cm.

Table des matières
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
Landslides.
 
Mudslides.
 
Avalanches.

Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif
World Book, Inc.

Résumé
"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)
9780716698104

Informations de publication
Chicago : World Book, c2008.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Hardisty363.34/9Book30512000024446Non-Fiction