02545cam a2200445 i 4500 607973966 TxGeo 20221014120000.0 220728s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780744056396 hbk. 074405639X hbk. (OCoLC)1337608085 TxGeo rda Watts, Claire, author. Natural disasters / written by Claire Watts ; consultant Trevor Day. Eyewitness : natural disasters. American edition. ©2022. New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022. 72 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier DK eyewitness books Includes index. Includes glossary. Dynamic planet -- Restless earth -- The earth shakes -- Surviving an earthquake -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- Japan's terror -- Recovery begins -- Warnings -- Volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Avalanches and landslides -- Atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricanes -- Battling winds -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Exploitation -- Infectious diseases -- Pandemic -- The future -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary. "Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment used to predict natural disasters, from tsunami magnitude to the earthquake Richter scale and how studies help predict hurricanes, prevent avalanches, control wildfires, and survive earthquakes."-- Amazon. 20221121. Natural disasters. Weather. Pandemics. Climatic changes. Day, Trevor, consultant. DK eyewitness books. QS5