Floods.
Floods.
- 3rd edition.
- Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]
- 56 pages ; color illustrations ; 28 cm.
- World Book's library of natural disasters .
Includes index.
What is a flood? -- The science of water -- What causes floods? -- The Mumbai monsoon of 2005 -- Flood patterns -- The Mississippi-Missouri flood of 1993 -- Colorado flooding of 2013 -- Flash floods -- The Boscastle flash flood of 2004 -- Tides and storm surges -- The Galveston Island disaster of 1900 -- Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, 2005 -- Philippines storms and flooding of 2009 -- Tsunami flooding -- Dam floods -- The Johnstown flood of 1889 -- Changing the environment -- Flood control -- Tennessee Valley flood control -- Flood prediction and rescue -- The Tangiwai disaster of 1953 -- The Australian floods of 2010 and 2011 -- Louisiana flood of 2016.
"A discussion of floods, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant flash floods and flooding events from history"--
9780716699323 9780716699286 (set)
Floods--Juvenile literature.
GB 1399 / .F659 2018
Includes index.
What is a flood? -- The science of water -- What causes floods? -- The Mumbai monsoon of 2005 -- Flood patterns -- The Mississippi-Missouri flood of 1993 -- Colorado flooding of 2013 -- Flash floods -- The Boscastle flash flood of 2004 -- Tides and storm surges -- The Galveston Island disaster of 1900 -- Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, 2005 -- Philippines storms and flooding of 2009 -- Tsunami flooding -- Dam floods -- The Johnstown flood of 1889 -- Changing the environment -- Flood control -- Tennessee Valley flood control -- Flood prediction and rescue -- The Tangiwai disaster of 1953 -- The Australian floods of 2010 and 2011 -- Louisiana flood of 2016.
"A discussion of floods, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant flash floods and flooding events from history"--
9780716699323 9780716699286 (set)
Floods--Juvenile literature.
GB 1399 / .F659 2018
