Force of nature.
Material type: TextSeries: World Book's library of natural disastersPublisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]Edition: 3rd editionDescription: 56 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780716699330
- 9780716699286 (set)
- Force of nature (Chicago, Ill.)
- GB 5019 .F748 2018
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Reference | DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center Reference | Reference | GB 5019 .F748 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 3SHS2019000876 |
Includes index.
Dangerous forces -- What is weather? -- Water in the air -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Storms -- Earth's climates -- Why climates vary -- Climate and the environment -- Ocean currents -- Seasons -- Unseasonable weather -- Climate change -- Global warming and extreme weather -- Earth's layers -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Induced earthquakes -- Tsunamis -- Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches -- Lake overturns -- Microorganisms -- Bacteria and viruses -- Parasites and fungi -- Globalization and the spread of disease.
"A survey of the forces of weather, geology, and disease that can cause natural disasters. Describes how human activity, such as pollution and globalization, can affect these forces of nature"-- Provided by publisher.
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