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Floods.

Material type: TextTextSeries: World Book's library of natural disastersPublisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]Edition: 3rd editionDescription: 56 pages ; color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780716699323
  • 9780716699286 (set)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GB 1399 .F659 2018
Contents:
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.
Summary: "A discussion of floods, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant flash floods and flooding events from history"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Reference DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center Reference Reference GB 1399 .F659 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 3SHS2019000877
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GA 641 .Sa45 2000 South America GB 451.1 .K968 2008 The coast : hazardous interactions within the coastal environment GB 662.3 .G135 2003 Water : GB 1399 .F659 2018 Floods. GB 1399 .K968 2008 Floods : hazards of surface and groundwater systems GB 5019 .F748 2018 Force of nature. GC 6 .H530 2007 Hidden depths :

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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