"Kingfisher Knowledge" is a comprehensive series for readers hungry for information on today's hot topics. Using lively, engaging text and state-of-the-art digital artwork, the series covers an immense range of subjects in impressive depth and is a major educational resource."Natural Disasters" details the most catastrophic events that have shocked the world since history began. These are events that people have no control over - the sheer power of monster waves, booming avalanches and raging bushfires. Discover how rescue teams operate, and how experts try to predict and prevent disaster.

 

This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher Knowledge .

There are 1 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Pan Macmillan .

Andrew Langley is an author of hundreds of children's books and has focused his writing on educational resources.

This book has the following chapters: 6 Foreword; 7 Chapter one: The restless earth; 8 Beneath our feet; 10 Earthquake; 12 What is a tsunami?; 14 Killer waves; 16 Measuring earthquakes; 18 Summary; 19 Chapter two: Volcanoes; 20 What is a volcano?; 22 Buried Alive; 26 Volcanic tsunamis; 28 Sleeping giants; 30 Summary; 31 Chapter three: Storm, flood and snow; 32 Danger in the air; 34 Tornadoes; 36 Typhoons and waterspouts; 38 Hurricanes; 40 Floods; 42 Avalanches and mudslides; 44 Defending ourselves; 46 Summary; 47 Chapter three: Drought, fire and disease; 48 What causes drought?; 50 Wildfires; 52 Invisible killers; 54 The Black Death; 56 Fighting drought and disease; 58 Summary; 60 Glossary; 62 Index; 64 Acknowledgements.