Disasters in Nature: Flood (Cased)

by Patience Coster (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $8.24

  An examination of floods. It is part of a series which looks at a range of natural disasters, both as fascinating natural phenomena and as the cause of devastating human and environmental damage. The series covers weather extremes, the effects of disasters on the environment, their human impact and how we deal with them. Each book includes case studies of famous natural disasters; age-appropriate geographical and scientific information; and information about how we attempt to monitor disasters and the people and places at risk.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $11.82

  Using the dramatic aspects and effects of weather, this guide to floods develops geographic skills such as vocabulary and using maps, plans and secondary sources of information. Emphasising that weather extremes have the same causes as the weather that we experience every day, it looks at the phenomenon to discuss where and why it occurs and how people cope with it.