01886cam a2200325 b 4500 3228 20231030120043.0 2023 s2023 iluab j b 001 0 eng 9780716698210 0716698218 rda eng 3228 J 363.3493 FLOO Floods. 2nd ed. Chicago : World Book, ©2009. 47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier World Book's library of natural disasters Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and 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 -- Flash floods -- The Boscastle flash flood of 2004 -- Tides and storm surges -- The Galveston Island disaster of 1900 -- Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, 2005 -- 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. "A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher. Floods. 183692 Floods Juvenile literature. 176992 Juvenile works. fast (OCoLC)fst01411637 130786 World Book, Inc. 175469 World Book's library of natural disasters. ddc BOOK 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 759736 759735 0 0 ddc 0 0 300 ERMEL KHULL Non_Fiction 2023-10-30 0 J 363.3493 FLOO 33228024396812 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 300 PERD PERD CHILD 2026-05-14 232.00 9780716698210 0 J 363.3493 FLOO 33228023983784 2026-05-14 232.00 0000-00-00 BOOK